League

Toca do Tigre
Spectators: 7266 (Terracing: 5451, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) Macuripe AD's Léo de Salles 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Lúcio Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caratacá E.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Lúcio Furtado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sílvio Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caratacá E.C's Murillo de Barros suffered a sore thigh after 8 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Juarês Ferraz fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macuripe AD's protests and gave Juarês Ferraz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Macuripe AD booed when Caratacá E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Breckenfeld didn't get a good kick on the ball. Léo de Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 17th match minute, Macuripe AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laércio Abreu to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Lúcio Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caratacá E.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Lúcio Furtado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sílvio Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 31 played minutes Caratacá E.C got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Mello. After some careless play in the Macuripe AD defense, Lúcio Furtado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Souza. The Macuripe AD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Souza should have stopped the shot. In the 38th minute, Lúcio Furtado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 41st minute, Lúcio Furtado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Breno Ferraz kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo de Salles in the 55th minute of play forced Caratacá E.C's goalkeeper Marcelo Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caratacá E.C's Marcelo Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léo de Salles in the 60th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Caratacá E.C's Augusto Baptista got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Marcelo Branco was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Inácio Cardozo. Marcelo Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Léo de Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léo de Salles in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, Caratacá E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Mello to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Léo de Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Branco was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Léo de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Branco having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Léo de Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Branco was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the game, Laércio Abreu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marcelo Branco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Léo de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Branco having to interfere. Marcelo Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léo de Salles in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to Macuripe AD getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Breno Ferraz hit a great ball. After having played for 95 minutes, Lúcio Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caratacá E.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lúcio Furtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.