League

Gigante Sapiranga
Spectators: 7371 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erivaldo Lima got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexsandro Brasil during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Cacauzinho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sapiranga F C:s goal. The referee gave Sapiranga F C a penalty, 5 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Zé Pedro Batista, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cacauzinho's Sebastião Quintal. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Erivaldo Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cacauzinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Erivaldo Lima was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filip Mentus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th play minute Pong Elin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sebastião Quintal. 2-0. A collision led to Sapiranga F C getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Marcos Brasil hit a great ball. Doni de Senna hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Nilson de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sapiranga F C's Filip Mentus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doni de Senna in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute, Sapiranga F C's Nilson de Amorim dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. In the 29th minute, Nilson de Amorim fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of Sapiranga F C booed when Cacauzinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erivaldo Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson de Amorim in the 32nd minute of play forced Cacauzinho's goalkeeper Sebastião Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th match minute, Sapiranga F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Macias to maneuver through the defense. After 36 played minutes, Cacauzinho's Alexsandro Brasil shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Filip Mentus came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cacauzinho reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nilson de Amorim in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sebastião Quintal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 40 played minutes Cacauzinho got a freekick which was hit by Fiori de Alcântara. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pong Elin to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Cacauzinho's Erivaldo Lima ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Filip Mentus. Filip Mentus yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Sebastião Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilson de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Nilson de Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson de Amorim in the 69th minute of play forced Cacauzinho's goalkeeper Sebastião Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pong Elin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Quintal having to interfere. Filip Mentus made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Doni de Senna sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pong Elin in the 79th minute of play forced Cacauzinho's goalkeeper Sebastião Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pong Elin in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sebastião Quintal saved Cacauzinho from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson de Amorim in the 84th minute of play forced Cacauzinho's goalkeeper Sebastião Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastião Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson de Amorim in the 86th minute of the match. Sebastião Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson de Amorim in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Doni de Senna 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.