League

Praça do Cajueiro
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felippe Bezerra took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Mixquita FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Zé Pedro Leão hit a great ball. Agnaldo Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Mangueira having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, EC Marotagem's goalkeeper Bernardo Mangueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agnaldo Esteves. Enéas Pontes kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 15th minute of the match Oséas Castro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joel Neves skillfully saved the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Mixquita FC's Agnaldo Esteves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Mangueira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Felippe Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Mangueira having to interfere. If Benedito Mandrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Mixquita FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Chiquinho Guerra hit a great ball. Joel Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedito Mandrak in the 28th minute of the match. If Benedito Mandrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Eurico Furtado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EC Marotagem fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 36th minute, Benedito Mandrak 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. In the 43rd minute, Felippe Bezerra 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. Bernardo Mangueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felippe Bezerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Felippe Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eurico Furtado made a kick off. Benedito Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Mangueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agnaldo Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Leonel Félix was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Mixquita FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of EC Marotagem:s goal. 67 minutes into the match, Mixquita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eurico Furtado came free, but Joel Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eurico Furtado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joel Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eurico Furtado in the 76th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Agnaldo Esteves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Mangueira was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 84 minutes into the match, EC Marotagem's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Esteves came free, but Bernardo Mangueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. EC Marotagem's Enéas Pontes got his second yellow card of the match in the 84th minute. The referee ordered Enéas Pontes off the ground. A collision led to EC Marotagem getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Enéas Pontes hit a great ball. EC Marotagem's Bernardo Mangueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnaldo Esteves in the 88th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in EC Marotagem fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Mixquita FC a penalty, 91 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chiquinho Guerra, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of EC Marotagem's Bernardo Mangueira. 1-2. Agnaldo Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agnaldo Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The EC Marotagem supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing EC Marotagem would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.