League

Point 42
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Caco Linares took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Fluminense FC's Abelardo Furlan got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Freire in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Caio Arantes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Caio Arantes acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 6th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Baltazar Meirelles. Nildo Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Arantes having to interfere. The supporters of Sporting 42 booed when Fluminense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murillo Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Fluminense FC's zone, Felipe Freire stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caio Arantes came out of the goal and Felipe Freire tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Nildo Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldinho Barbosa during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abelardo Furlan charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abelardo Furlan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd minute, Abelardo Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Murillo Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caco Linares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caio Arantes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nildo Santana in the 32nd minute. When Caco Linares came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Fluminense FC 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 Caco Linares couldn't finish the play. In the 38th match minute, Sporting 42 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oséas de Castro to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Fluminense FC's zone, Felipe Freire stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caio Arantes came out of the goal and Felipe Freire tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felipe Freire might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Caio Arantes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Freire ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felipe Freire made a kick off. Felipe Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Caio Arantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sporting 42's Nildo Santana got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Sporting 42 booed when Fluminense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandrinho Cordeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nildo Santana in the 59th minute of play forced Fluminense FC's goalkeeper Caio Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Caco Linares reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Guilherme Bueno. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 68th minute Nildo Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Arantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nildo Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Caio Arantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caco Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Bueno having to interfere. Caio Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Santana in the 79th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Freire in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Caio Arantes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Murillo Martins charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Murillo Martins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Fluminense FC's Murillo Martins got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Felipe Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting 42's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Freire was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nildo Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Arantes having to interfere. Fluminense FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Sporting 42 had controlled the match.