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Match Report
Mataruca
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tião das Neves got the match started through his kick off. Acadêmicos F.C's Dráuzio Recife proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Acadêmicos F.C from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Acadêmicos F.C getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Erivaldo Félix hit a great ball. After having played for 5 minutes, Pedrinho Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mataruca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedrinho Miranda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Acadêmicos F.C's goalkeeper Dráuzio Recife had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian do Vale. The supporters of Mataruca booed when Acadêmicos F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Trevisan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian do Vale could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Dráuzio Recife made a huge save. The supporters of Mataruca booed when Acadêmicos F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dráuzio Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tião das Neves in the 17th minute of play. Cacá Aparecido could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dráuzio Recife made a huge save. 21 minutes into the match, José Carlos Recife had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Romário Torres. Mataruca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Carlos Recife was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. André Gonçalves hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. José Carlos Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Romário Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Carlos Recife in the 28th minute of the match. Acadêmicos F.C's Dráuzio Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamim de Souza in the 35th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Acadêmicos F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Cacá Aparecido came free, but Dráuzio Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dráuzio Recife showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Dráuzio Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tião das Neves in the 46th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Mataruca's Benjamim de Souza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Carlos Recife stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dráuzio Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamim de Souza in the 60th minute of the match. Romário Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Carlos Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Carlos Recife in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romário Torres saved Mataruca from getting behind. A collision led to Acadêmicos F.C getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Alexsandro Guedes hit a great ball. Cacá Aparecido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dráuzio Recife having to interfere. Acadêmicos F.C's Dráuzio Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamim de Souza in the 74th minute of play. Tiaguinho dos Santos hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, José Carlos Recife 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. After 83 played minutes Acadêmicos F.C got a freekick which was hit by Alexsandro Guedes. After 88 minutes of play, Mataruca's Benjamim de Souza made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dráuzio Recife was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cícero Teles kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mataruca had won after a very even match.
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