League

Bocaiuval
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Matheus Tavares started the match with the kick off. Ernesto Custódio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Bocaiuval SS's Dedé Capixaba got a free kick in the 6th minute. Matheus Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Loureiro in the 9th minute of the match. A hard shot by Albertinho Furtado from long distance, 16 minutes into the match, got Matheus Mota's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Matheus Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Loureiro in the 29th minute of play forced Palmeiras Poty's goalkeeper Matheus Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Claudinei Corrêa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durval Borges was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Loureiro was the one to do the kick off. Claudinei Corrêa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Durval Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute Ernesto Custódio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matheus Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lucas Loureiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilberto Ferraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Durval Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 played minutes Matheus Tavares rounded Bocaiuval SS's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. Gilberto Ferraz hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Palmeiras Poty's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Custódio came free, but Matheus Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matheus Mota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Loureiro's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. If Claudinei Corrêa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matheus Tavares in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Durval Borges prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 89 minutes into the match, Bocaiuval SS's goal looked a bit too open when Matheus Tavares came free, but Durval Borges reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Bocaiuval SS's Lucas Loureiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matheus Mota narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Palmeiras Poty supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Palmeiras Poty would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.