League

Nicolau
Spectators: 7188 (Terracing: 5393, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Álvaro Massa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Álvaro Massa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Fabrício Galvão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Borba booed when Nicolau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrinho de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolau's Fabrício Galvão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Massa in the 11th minute of play. Nicolau's Fabrício Galvão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Massa in the 12th minute of play. Luiz Gustavo Oliveira's late challenge caught a Nicolau's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Gustavo Oliveira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th minute, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manoel Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Manoel Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Frédson Botelho made a huge save. In the 34th minute, Nicolau's Luiz Gustavo Goiano dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Marcus Xavier hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Fabrício Galvão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Simão in the 38th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the game, Borba's Adriano Simão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabrício Galvão made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Gustavo Goiano to make the kick off. Frédson Botelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manoel Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Borba getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Wiliam Terra hit a great ball. If Manoel Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Gustavo Goiano in the 61st minute of play forced Borba's goalkeeper Frédson Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 minutes, Claudinei Capixaba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nicolau and the Borba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Claudinei Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Dedê Andrade took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fabrício Galvão. Nicolau's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Frédson Botelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Gustavo Goiano in the 71st minute of the match. Frédson Botelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manoel Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frédson Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Goiano in the 75th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Adriano Simão got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Júnior Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Adriano Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Fabrício Galvão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adriano Simão took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabrício Galvão. Fabrício Galvão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. A collision led to Borba getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Eriberto Gerber hit a great ball. Manoel Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frédson Botelho having to interfere. The Borba players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.