League

Annapolis
Spectators: 7191 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cleiton Cerezo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leopoldo Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Eusébio de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eusébio de Toledo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 8th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Percy Recife. In a very dangerous position, a player in El Barco Pirata fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! In the 15th minute there was a penalty for Annapolis. Luís Eduardo Neves stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Eusébio de Toledo. 1-0. In the 18th minute, El Barco Pirata's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Leopoldo Bueno fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Eusébio de Toledo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filipe Domingues in the 19th minute. In the 19th minute, Emílio Mangueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eusébio de Toledo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Bueno's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After having played for 24 minutes, Giovani Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Barco Pirata's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giovani Cavalcante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th match minute, El Barco Pirata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júnior Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Cleiton Cerezo managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Barco Pirata's supporters rose to their feet, but Cleiton Cerezo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luizão Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 29 minutes into the game, El Barco Pirata's Giovani Cavalcante nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luizão Pires made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After a rather tough play, Annapolis's Filipe Domingues got a free kick in the 36th minute. Giovani Cavalcante scored 1-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luizão Pires, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Leopoldo Bueno made the kick off in the second half. When Cleiton Cerezo came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the El Barco Pirata 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 Cleiton Cerezo couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Bueno's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eusébio de Toledo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Emílio Mangueira kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Luizão Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cleiton Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luizão Pires made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giovani Cavalcante in the 66th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Giovani Cavalcante had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luizão Pires. Annapolis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giovani Cavalcante was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Filipe Domingues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Eusébio de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giovani Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Luizão Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luizão Pires made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Giovani Cavalcante sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Annapolis defense, Giovani Cavalcante kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luizão Pires. The Annapolis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luizão Pires should have stopped the shot. El Barco Pirata's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.