League

Gávea-Canã
Spectators: 7261 (Terracing: 5447, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raphael de Sousa started the match with the kick off. Zé Paulo Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Roberto Antunes in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th minute, Raphael de Sousa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 9 played minutes Clube de Regatas MEC got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Sarmento. Gildo Vieira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Jarbas Dias made a huge save. Zé Roberto Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Alexsandro Aparecido struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Jarbas Dias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube de Regatas MEC. Alexsandro Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Gildo Vieira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gildo Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute Luís Guilherme Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Oscar Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Clube de Regatas MEC's Claudinho da Fonseca got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute, Alexsandro Aparecido fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jarbas Dias, passed just outside the right post. In the 35th minute, Alexsandro Aparecido fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jarbas Dias, passed just outside the right post. Gildo Vieira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Jarbas Dias made a huge save. 44 minutes into the game, Ezequiel Loureiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clube de Regatas MEC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hawks the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Clube de Regatas MEC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Hawks. Orlando Berger stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Zé Paulo Alcântara. 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexsandro Aparecido to strike the kick off in the second half. Jarbas Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 56 played minutes Clube de Regatas MEC got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Sarmento. Alexsandro Aparecido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarbas Dias having to interfere. After 63 minutes, João Pedro Pirani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hawks and the Clube de Regatas MEC players grew even worse after the yellow card. João Pedro Pirani hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Clube de Regatas MEC's Ezequiel Loureiro tried to score from far away in the 64th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gildo Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexsandro Aparecido received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Jarbas Dias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Alexsandro Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube de Regatas MEC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexsandro Aparecido was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jarbas Dias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexsandro Aparecido's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jarbas Dias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Clube de Regatas MEC's Gildo Vieira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jarbas Dias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jarbas Dias didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexsandro Aparecido went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 86thth minute of the game Gildo Vieira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hawks's Jarbas Dias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 88th minute, Alexsandro Aparecido got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 91 played minutes Hawks got a freekick which was hit by Allan de Queirós. Jarbas Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexsandro Aparecido in the 92nd minute of play.