League

Luisiana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sérgio Cardozo started the match with the kick off. Rodrigo Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelinho Ceresso in the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Cardozo in the 5th minute of play forced Icarai's goalkeeper Wiliam Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sérgio Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 9 minutes, Tiago da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Icarai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiago da Cunha 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 12th match minute, The Huge Tortoise FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enio Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, The Huge Tortoise FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago da Cunha came free, but Rodrigo Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wiliam Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sérgio Cardozo in the 19th minute of the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Tiago da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Icarai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiago da Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 24 played minutes The Huge Tortoise FC got a freekick which was hit by Enio Gaspar. Tiago da Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Mendonça having to interfere. In the 29thth minute of the game Tiago da Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Huge Tortoise FC's Rodrigo Mendonça was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodrigo Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The supporters of The Huge Tortoise FC booed when Icarai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agnaldo Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Sérgio Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sérgio Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wiliam Lira having to interfere. Wiliam Lira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arthur Moreno in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute The Huge Tortoise FC were awarded a corner. Cléberson Vaz went to the cornerflag to take it. The Huge Tortoise FC were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Icarai's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cléberson Vaz took the corner. Cléberson Vaz made a great header on The Huge Tortoise FC's corner, it was just that Icarai's Wiliam Lira managed to reach the ball for a save. If Arthur Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 48 minutes into the game, when Claudinho da Costa put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of Icarai:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Huge Tortoise FC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Wiliam Lira, was totally fooled by The Huge Tortoise FC's Cléberson Vaz, who 51 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcelinho Ceresso to strike the kick off in the second half. Wiliam Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Moreno in the 67th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Icarai's Agnaldo Carneiro got a free kick in the 69th minute. Cléberson Vaz was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 69th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Christiano Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiago da Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiago da Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Huge Tortoise FC booed when Icarai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wiliam Lira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arthur Moreno went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 91 minutes, Marcelinho Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Icarai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelinho Ceresso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcelinho Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christiano Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.