League

Boca da Onça
Spectators: 7190 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edgar Neves started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hélder Pombal during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sucuarana Futebol Clube:s Joélson Cosme showed great skill when he stopped Cleiton Prado:s penalty. Rendenção EC's Arlindo Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Neves in the 9th minute of play. With a little luck, Rendenção EC's Arlindo Aguiar got control of the ball when Igor Leme tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luís Fabiano Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Joélson Cosme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Rendenção EC's Arlindo Aguiar got control of the ball when Igor Leme tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute, Alex da Silva 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. Luís Fabiano Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joélson Cosme having to interfere. When Luís Fabiano Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Rendenção EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luís Fabiano Saldanha couldn't finish the play. Luís Fabiano Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joélson Cosme having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Rendenção EC's Luís Fabiano Saldanha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joélson Cosme made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Alex da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rendenção EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex da Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joélson Cosme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sucuarana Futebol Clube's Joélson Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex da Silva in the 39th minute of play. Arlindo Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Sucuarana Futebol Clube's Joélson Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex da Silva in the 46th minute of play. Rendenção EC's Arlindo Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Neves in the 48th minute of play.

After 52 played minutes Rendenção EC got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fabiano Saldanha. 57 minutes into the match, Fernandinho Cearense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arlindo Aguiar. Rendenção EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernandinho Cearense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Rendenção EC's Alex da Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Sucuarana Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Hélder Pombal hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Neves in the 69th minute of play forced Rendenção EC's goalkeeper Arlindo Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Edgar Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 72 minutes, Luís Fabiano Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rendenção EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Fabiano Saldanha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Edgar Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sucuarana Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgar Neves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arlindo Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joélson Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. With a little luck, Sucuarana Futebol Clube's Joélson Cosme got control of the ball when Luís Fabiano Saldanha tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 80 played minutes Rendenção EC got a freekick which was hit by Luizão Proença. Carlos Eduardo Bertassi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 86 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rendenção EC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! When Alex da Silva came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Rendenção EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alex da Silva couldn't finish the play. Many of Rendenção EC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Rendenção EC may have spent more time on the ball, but Sucuarana Futebol Clube were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.