League

Ribeirinha
Spectators: 7080 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 8) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chico Lopez got the match started through his kick off. Dráusio de Lima scored 1-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Décio Britto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 9 minutes into the game, Ronaldo Breckenfeld was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Máquina FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ribeirinha the free kick. In the 10th minute, Ronaldo Breckenfeld hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Décio Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Lopez in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Fernando Barros in the 22nd minute of play forced Ribeirinha's goalkeeper Natanael Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Lopez in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Décio Britto saved Máquina FC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Carlos Fernando Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Máquina FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Fernando Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natanael Quadros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32ndth minute of the game Carlos Fernando Barros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ribeirinha's Natanael Quadros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Máquina FC's zone, Chico Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Décio Britto came out of the goal and Chico Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Chico Lopez came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Ribeirinha 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 Chico Lopez couldn't finish the play. Enio Batista struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Natanael Quadros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Máquina FC. In the 44th minute, Diguinho Vergílio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Telmo Veloso struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Natanael Quadros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Máquina FC.

If Chico Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Vítor Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Décio Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Elivélton Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chico Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Décio Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Máquina FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Elivélton Mendes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Lopez in the 67th minute of play forced Máquina FC's goalkeeper Décio Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elivélton Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Chico Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ribeirinha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a little luck, Ribeirinha's Natanael Quadros got control of the ball when Carlos Fernando Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute, Enio Batista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Natanael Quadros was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Fernando Barros in the 91st minute of play forced Ribeirinha's goalkeeper Natanael Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 minutes, Leandro Vargas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ribeirinha and the Máquina FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leandro Vargas was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 97th match minute, Ribeirinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Vargas to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Ribeirinha's zone, Carlos Fernando Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natanael Quadros came out of the goal and Carlos Fernando Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.