League

Itahum
Spectators: 6671 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 0) Itahum's Luiz Eduardo Marinho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Horácio Peres made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Pedro Luís Pernambucano sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Tande in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Rosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 11 minutes of play, Tunui's Raí Brasil made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Rosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adriano Tande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Richard Coelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Rosa was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Manuel Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Tande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adriano Tande received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Manuel Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th match minute, Tunui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Tande to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Marques in the 38th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Tande in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Rosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcelo Bittencourt hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Tunui's Eduardo Abraão couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Itahum. After the first half Tunui were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Richard Coelho made a kick off. Luiz Eduardo Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horácio Peres having to interfere. In the 65th minute of the match Tunui got a corner. Itahum's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eduardo Abraão ran over to the corner to take the kick. Richard Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Rosa having to interfere. With his leg Manuel Rosa managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Tunui's Adriano Tande fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Manuel Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Coelho in the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of Itahum booed when Tunui was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eduardo Abraão lost his temper 83 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tunui! Horácio Peres went to the wrong direction when Paulo José Godoi was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The audience was convinced that Luiz Eduardo Marinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horácio Peres was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Cléberson Recife's late challenge caught a Itahum's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cléberson Recife helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th match minute, Tunui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cléberson Recife to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raí Brasil during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th minute, Raí Brasil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horácio Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luís Pernambucano in the 92nd minute of the match. Adriano Tande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adriano Tande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Rosa having to interfere. Tunui's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.