League

Monte do Galardão
Spectators: 7392 (Terracing: 5546, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 147) If Michel Cerezo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rich Russell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fabiano Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BRAGA's Michel Cerezo got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rich Russell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Váldson Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Celsinho Almeida had great luck who in the 8thth minute grab hold of the ball when Antônio Carlos Andrade from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Rich Russell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Váldson Ortiz in the 9th minute of the match. With his leg Celsinho Almeida managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when BRAGA's Antônio Carlos Andrade fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rich Russell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Váldson Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rich Russell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Matos in the 27th minute of play. Rich Russell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino de Sousa in the 29th minute of play forced BRAGA's goalkeeper Rich Russell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rich Russell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adelino de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Antônio Carlos Andrade sped through Manguinhos EC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Celsinho Almeida. In the 42nd minute, Fernandão Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rich Russell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino de Sousa in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antônio Carlos Andrade to strike the kick off in the second half. Antônio Carlos Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Almeida having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Váldson Ortiz in the 55th minute of play forced BRAGA's goalkeeper Rich Russell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Cerezo charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michel Cerezo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, BRAGA's Michel Cerezo got a free kick in the 60th minute. Antônio Carlos Andrade might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Celsinho Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antônio Carlos Andrade ran back to his position shaking his head. Rich Russell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Váldson Ortiz in the 65th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Fabiano Furtado got free with Rich Russell in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 69th minute, Antônio Carlos Andrade made a precise shot to the right of Celsinho Almeida. Manguinhos EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 73rd minute, Silvinho Velasco 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. In the 74th minute, Eriberto Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th match minute, Manguinhos EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto Luz to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, BRAGA's Osvaldinho Abreu broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 83rd minute Michel Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celsinho Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adelino de Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Rich Russell made a huge save. In the 91st minute of the match, Váldson Ortiz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rich Russell saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. BRAGA's Rich Russell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save BRAGA from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Michel Cerezo managed to get in a good position for a shot. BRAGA's supporters rose to their feet, but Michel Cerezo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celsinho Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. BRAGA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.