League

Covil
Spectators: 7243 (Terracing: 5433, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Esmires Futebol's Gino Vides started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dedê Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agnaldo Machado having to interfere. Iparanga's Agnaldo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gino Vides in the 8th minute of play. Marcinho Vander hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Dedê Araújo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22nd minute, Esmires Futebol's Gino Vides ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Agnaldo Machado. Agnaldo Machado yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 27 minutes into the match, Iparanga's Andrézinho Sergipano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilmar Teixeira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Iparanga's Agnaldo Machado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Iparanga from getting a goal against them. Iparanga's Agnaldo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcinho Vander in the 39th minute of play. Esmires Futebol's Gilmar Teixeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Botelho in the 41st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enio Velasco during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Esmires Futebol getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Enio Velasco hit a great ball. Andrézinho Sergipano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gilmar Teixeira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Enio Velasco struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Agnaldo Machado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esmires Futebol. Gilmar Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Botelho in the 47th minute of the match. Gilmar Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ismael Botelho to make the kick off. Gino Vides blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Agnaldo Machado having to make a save. If Marcinho Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gino Vides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Dedê Araújo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esmires Futebol's supporters rose to their feet, but Dedê Araújo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agnaldo Machado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Agnaldo Machado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gino Vides went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 83rd minute, Dedê Araújo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esmires Futebol fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Dedê Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agnaldo Machado having to interfere. Gilmar Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Botelho in the 97th minute of the match. Esmires Futebol's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.