League

Estacado
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Estacado's Edu Palmeira 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. Estacado's Álvaro Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Barbosa in the 10th minute of play. When Gilberto Barbosa came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the SELETIMÃO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilberto Barbosa couldn't finish the play. Álvaro Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natanael de Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Sydney Alvarenga was a little too slow when Edu Palmeira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 1-0. SELETIMÃO's Sydney Alvarenga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Palmeira in the 24th minute of play. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SELETIMÃO's goalkeeper Sydney Alvarenga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edu Palmeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Sydney Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilberto Barbosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Álvaro Cosme having to make a save. Gilberto Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Cosme having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Edu Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Estacado's supporters rose to their feet, but Edu Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sydney Alvarenga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. César Travassos's late challenge caught a Estacado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. César Travassos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, César Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armandinho Cavalcante struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Sydney Alvarenga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estacado. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilberto Barbosa to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Edu Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estacado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edu Palmeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sydney Alvarenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edu Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armandinho Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Sydney Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armandinho Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Sydney Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sydney Alvarenga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armandinho Cavalcante in the 60th minute of the match. Estacado were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after SELETIMÃO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luís Eduardo Brito took the corner. Estacado's Luís Eduardo Brito was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sydney Alvarenga in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Armandinho Cavalcante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armandinho Cavalcante struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Sydney Alvarenga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estacado. Estacado's Álvaro Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Barbosa in the 71st minute of play. Álvaro Cosme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Natanael de Queiroz in the 78th minute. Edu Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilberto Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Cosme having to interfere. 86 minutes into the game, Estacado's Edu Palmeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sydney Alvarenga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Sydney Alvarenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edu Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natanael de Queiroz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Álvaro Cosme made a huge save. Estacado's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.