League

Estádio Quixoa
Spectators: 7152 (Terracing: 5350, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Raí de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joélson Pires in the 3rd minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Potiguara SS got a freekick which was hit by Artur Lopes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Bertassi in the 8th minute of play forced Quixoa AD's goalkeeper Raí de Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quixoa AD's Raí de Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Váldson Trigo in the 16th minute of play. Quixoa AD's Raí de Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murilo Bertassi in the 17th minute of play. Raí de Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Váldson Trigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raí de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Joélson Pires notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Quixoa AD's Raí de Lara. Raí de Lara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30th minute Murilo Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raí de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Váldson Trigo in the 31st minute of play forced Quixoa AD's goalkeeper Raí de Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Váldson Trigo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Potiguara SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 37 minutes into the game, Eusébio Cabral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Quixoa AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Potiguara SS the free kick. Eusébio Cabral kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Artur Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Raí de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 47 played minutes Quixoa AD got a freekick which was hit by Iuri da Silveira. After the first half Potiguara SS were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reynaldo Passos was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Váldson Trigo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Raí de Lara saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 61 minutes into the match, Amílton Cavalcante sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Raí de Lara threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Amílton Cavalcante this time. With a little luck, Quixoa AD's Raí de Lara got control of the ball when Murilo Bertassi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 67 played minutes Váldson Trigo rounded Quixoa AD's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. In the 71st minute Joélson Pires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raí de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 73 minutes into the game, when Sidney Machado put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Quixoa AD:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Potiguara SS:s goal. Artur Lopes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Raí de Lara firmly grabbed it by the left post. Raí de Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Váldson Trigo in the 82nd minute of play. Raí de Lara made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Murilo Bertassi sent off a good shot on target. 88 minutes into the match, Quixoa AD's goal looked a bit too open when Váldson Trigo came free, but Raí de Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Quixoa AD's Raí de Lara got control of the ball when Murilo Bertassi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th minute, Guto Ferraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Potiguara SS had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.