League

Manairama
Spectators: 7050 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) GPORT F.C's Giovani Diniz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind GPORT F.C's goalkeeper Jorginho Baiano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Laerte Fonseca struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Jorginho Baiano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manairama. Laerte Fonseca struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Jorginho Baiano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manairama. Humberto de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorginho Baiano having to interfere. After 22 played minutes, Manairama's José Augusto Varela shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jorginho Baiano came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Manairama reached it. Laerte Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laerte Fonseca scored 1-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorginho Baiano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Laerte Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in GPORT F.C's zone, Laerte Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorginho Baiano came out of the goal and Laerte Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th match minute, Manairama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conrado Galvão to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Manairama defense, Bernardo Ramalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geovani Monteiro. The Manairama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geovani Monteiro should have stopped the shot. When Humberto de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Manairama 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 Humberto de Castro couldn't finish the play. Geovani Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Erivaldo de Godoi's late challenge caught a GPORT F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erivaldo de Godoi helped the player get up and apologised. Erivaldo de Godoi kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. GPORT F.C's Caetano Britto shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 56th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Geovani Monteiro but with some difficulty. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Humberto de Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manairama's supporters rose to their feet, but Humberto de Castro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorginho Baiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Laerte Fonseca struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Jorginho Baiano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manairama. In the 68th minute Humberto de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorginho Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in GPORT F.C's zone, Humberto de Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorginho Baiano came out of the goal and Humberto de Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in GPORT F.C's zone, Laerte Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorginho Baiano came out of the goal and Laerte Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giovani Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute of the match, Giovani Diniz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Geovani Monteiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Laerte Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorginho Baiano was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. When Humberto de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Manairama 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 Humberto de Castro couldn't finish the play. When Caetano Britto fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GPORT F.C's protests and gave Caetano Britto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute, one of GPORT F.C:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for GPORT F.C.