League

Monte do Galardão
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Antônio Carlos Andrade made the kick off and thus started the match. Ruy Vides made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antônio Carlos Andrade in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Lions FC's Giuseppe Sergipano got a free kick in the 6th minute. If Egídio Catarinense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yuri Queiroz hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When Antônio Carlos Andrade came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the BRAGA 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 Antônio Carlos Andrade couldn't finish the play. In the 12th match minute, Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giuseppe Sergipano to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute, Osvaldinho Abreu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rafa Diniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rich Russell having to interfere. Ruy Vides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antônio Carlos Andrade in the 21st minute of play. Egídio Catarinense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruy Vides having to interfere. Jefferson da Cunha's late challenge caught a BRAGA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jefferson da Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of BRAGA booed when Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jefferson da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. When BRAGA's Antônio Carlos Andrade in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lions FC's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Michel Cerezo took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ruy Vides to make any attempt to save it. In the 37th minute, Antônio Carlos Andrade reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ruy Vides. The goal made the score 2-0. After having played for 41 minutes, Antônio Carlos Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BRAGA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antônio Carlos Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Rafa Diniz came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Lions FC 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 Rafa Diniz couldn't finish the play. Lions FC's Jefferson da Cunha got his second yellow card of the match in the 47th minute. The referee ordered Jefferson da Cunha off the ground. After a rather tough play, Lions FC's Jefferson da Cunha got a free kick in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rafa Diniz to make the kick off. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lions FC's goalkeeper Ruy Vides, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Antônio Carlos Andrade left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BRAGA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 63rd minute Antônio Carlos Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruy Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antônio Carlos Andrade came free, but Ruy Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fellipe Montenegro during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lions FC's Fellipe Montenegro got a free kick in the 70th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antônio Carlos Andrade in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ruy Vides saved Lions FC from getting behind. Ruy Vides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Carlos Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When BRAGA's Antônio Carlos Andrade in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lions FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Antônio Carlos Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruy Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Cerezo in the 82nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Lions FC defense, Antônio Carlos Andrade kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruy Vides. The Lions FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruy Vides should have stopped the shot. Murilo Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruy Vides having to interfere. Ruy Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egídio Catarinense in the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Antônio Carlos Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruy Vides was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Ruy Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Carlos Andrade in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. BRAGA had played much better football throughout.