League

Estádio Baependy
Spectators: 7244 (Terracing: 5434, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Erivaldo Amorim made the kick off which started today's match. Virgílio Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Walmyr de Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute Mathias Donatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgílio Sampaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Virgílio Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 7th Heavens's Virgílio Sampaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmyr de Lima in the 20th minute of play. Mathias Donatello charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mathias Donatello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tijucal F.C. getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. José Maria Souza hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes 7th Heavens got a freekick which was hit by Renatinho das Neves. José Maria Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Virgílio Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, 7th Heavens's goal looked a bit too open when Walmyr de Lima came free, but Virgílio Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, 7th Heavens's Elivélton Faria got a free kick in the 30th minute. Virgílio Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Tijucal F.C.'s Dariusz Mikulski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Tijucal F.C. from getting a goal against them. Virgílio Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmyr de Lima in the 41st minute of the match. Walmyr de Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgílio Sampaio having to interfere. Erivaldo Amorim hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Walmyr de Lima to make the kick off. José Maria Souza who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Virgílio Sampaio when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Walmyr de Lima in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Virgílio Sampaio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tijucal F.C.'s Ruy de Barros suffered a sprained foot after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 55 minutes into the game, Erivaldo Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 7th Heavens's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tijucal F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, 7th Heavens's Erivaldo Amorim got a free kick in the 56th minute. José Maria Souza's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Virgílio Sampaio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 61 minutes into the match, Tijucal F.C.'s Walmyr de Lima sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Virgílio Sampaio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 7th Heavens's Eliézer Paulista got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 71 played minutes 7th Heavens got a freekick which was hit by Narciso de Alcântara. After 72 played minutes, Tijucal F.C.'s Raúl da Cunha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Virgílio Sampaio came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tijucal F.C. reached it. In the 76th match minute, Tijucal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Maria Souza to maneuver through the defense. Dariusz Mikulski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliézer Paulista in the 82nd minute of the match. 7th Heavens's Eliézer Paulista got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mathias Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eliézer Paulista struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Dariusz Mikulski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 7th Heavens. José Maria Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Virgílio Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Erivaldo Amorim was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 96 minutes had been played. In the 97th minute, Erivaldo Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Tijucal F.C. players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented 7th Heavens from taking control. The game ends in a draw.