League

Estádio Mulambo
Spectators: 6475 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 50) Aroeirinha's Osvaldo Maia 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. Mulambo's Júlio Quirino got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adilson Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Osvaldo Maia notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mulambo's Adilson Baiano. Adilson Baiano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Mulambo's Júlio Quirino got a free kick in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Júlio Quirino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mulambo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aroeirinha the free kick. In the 28th minute, Júlio Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernani Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Júlio Quirino took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Paulo Renato Mendes to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vágner Salgado got free with Paulo Renato Mendes in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aroeirinha's Paulo Renato Mendes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Aroeirinha from getting a goal against them. Osvaldo Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adilson Baiano having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Osvaldo Maia in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adilson Baiano saved Mulambo from getting behind. In the 47th minute, Vágner Salgado fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

52 minutes into the match, Aroeirinha's goal looked a bit too open when Vágner Salgado came free, but Paulo Renato Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Aroeirinha getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Renato Correia hit a great ball. In the 61st minute Vágner Salgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Renato Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldo Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adilson Baiano having to interfere. Mulambo's Adilson Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Maia in the 66th minute of play. Paulo Renato Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vágner Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vágner Salgado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulo Renato Mendes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Vágner Salgado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Renato Mendes was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Júlio Quirino might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Renato Mendes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Júlio Quirino ran back to his position shaking his head. Ernani Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Adilson Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Osvaldo Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Adilson Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Aroeirinha players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.