League

Estádio Azevedo
Spectators: 7246 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fábio Velloso took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Merson Concursos FC's zone, Fábio Velloso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Nogueira came out of the goal and Fábio Velloso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Merson Concursos FC's zone, Fábio Velloso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Nogueira came out of the goal and Fábio Velloso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magno Corrêa in the 11th minute of play forced Bittersweet's goalkeeper Fellipe Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Fábio Velloso recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ciro Nogueira. Fábio Velloso showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. In the 27th minute, Carlos Fernando Abraão made a precise shot to the right of Fellipe Senna. Bittersweet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Fellipe Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Fernando Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Bittersweet getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Fiori Moura hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Merson Concursos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Velloso came free, but Ciro Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Célio Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Nogueira having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Fernando Abraão to strike the kick off in the second half. Fábio Velloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ciro Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bittersweet's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Carlos Fernando Abraão scored to the left of an out of position Fellipe Senna, making the score, 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Fábio Velloso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bittersweet's supporters rose to their feet, but Fábio Velloso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciro Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciro Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Paulo Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute Carlos Fernando Abraão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fellipe Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Merson Concursos FC's zone, Fábio Velloso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Nogueira came out of the goal and Fábio Velloso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute, Fábio Velloso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bittersweet fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. After a rather tough play, Bittersweet's Fábio Velloso got a free kick in the 86th minute. Bittersweet's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.