League

Kolizeus Arena
Spectators: 7084 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Falcão de Sena took the kick off in the first half of the match. Falcão de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Osvaldo Lira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Falcão de Sena blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Osvaldo Lira having to make a save. Falcão de Sena might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Osvaldo Lira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Falcão de Sena ran back to his position shaking his head. When Richard Barral came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Audax Paulista 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 Richard Barral couldn't finish the play. Osvaldo Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Falcão de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Falcão de Sena dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Osvaldo Lira, 3-0. Falcão de Sena who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Osvaldo Lira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 38 minutes into the match, Sauva SS's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Barral came free, but Osvaldo Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Falcão de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sílvio Luiz Paraense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Osvaldo Lira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fabiano Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Falcão de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Audax Paulista's supporters rose to their feet, but Falcão de Sena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osvaldo Lira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Falcão de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Osvaldo Lira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Falcão de Sena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sauva SS's Osvaldo Lira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Audax Paulista's Falcão de Sena in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sauva SS's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Audax Paulista's Sílvio Luiz Paraense got a free kick in the 60th minute. Augusto Loureiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reinaldo Araújo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Thomás Sarmento made a huge save. Richard Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th match minute, Audax Paulista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Barral to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the game, Vladimir Pinheiro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Audax Paulista's Sílvio Luiz Paraense quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 81st minute, Sauva SS's Denílson Abraão ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thomás Sarmento. Thomás Sarmento yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Thomás Sarmento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reinaldo Araújo in the 85th minute. Armando Dantas's late challenge caught a Sauva SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armando Dantas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th match minute, Audax Paulista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Dantas to maneuver through the defense. Falcão de Sena struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Osvaldo Lira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Audax Paulista. In the 88th minute Falcão de Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Lira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldo Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Vasconcelos in the 89th minute of the match. Sílvio Luiz Paraense's late challenge caught a Sauva SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sílvio Luiz Paraense helped the player get up and apologised. 93 minutes in the game Denílson Abraão after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Thomás Sarmento. A very good opportunity. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Audax Paulista had played much better football throughout.