League

ELOC
Spectators: 7266 (Terracing: 5451, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) 江奕海 made the kick off and thus started the match. 江奕海's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Samuel de Toledo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 江奕海 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Samuel de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josué Xavier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Wágner Cruz made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josué Xavier got free with Wágner Cruz in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute of the match, Kléberson Meira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wágner Cruz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josué Xavier got free with Wágner Cruz in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dênis Brito hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Ricardinho Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Duarte Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute Alberto Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wágner Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, ArauCity Atletic Club's goal looked a bit too open when Jorginho Rossi came free, but Wágner Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Alberto Valle reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wágner Cruz. The goal made the score 1-0. ArauCity Atletic Club's Wágner Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save ArauCity Atletic Club from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kléberson Meira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Christian Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ArauCity Atletic Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Santos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 江奕海 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Christian Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christian Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardinho Loyola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Samuel de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christian Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Samuel de Toledo having to make a save. After a rather tough play, ELOC's Kléberson Meira got a free kick in the 65th minute. ArauCity Atletic Club's Christian Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Christian Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st match minute, ELOC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorginho Rossi to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the game, Víktor Leal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ArauCity Atletic Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ELOC the free kick. In the 73rd match minute, ArauCity Atletic Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víktor Leal to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Guimarães, 74 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Wágner Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kléberson Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Samuel de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Kléberson Meira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wágner Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel de Toledo having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Jorginho Rossi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wágner Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 2-0 became the score in the 89th minute when Kléberson Meira elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Samuel de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 江奕海, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, ELOC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ricardinho Loyola fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. ArauCity Atletic Club's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because ELOC had won, even though ArauCity Atletic Club had held more of the ball.