League

Municipal Guarulhos
Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luís Guilherme França kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, LHP F.C's Remo Arantes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wiliam da Fonseca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Wiliam da Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remo Arantes in the 10th minute of the match. Nilton Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Iuri Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Augusto Britto hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Nilton Pontes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Guilherme França struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Iuri Quirino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AD Guarulhos. Luís Guilherme França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iuri Quirino having to interfere. Vicente da Rocha's late challenge caught a AD Guarulhos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente da Rocha helped the player get up and apologised. After 34 played minutes LHP F.C got a freekick which was hit by Vicente da Rocha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daugirdas Bička in the 39th minute of play forced AD Guarulhos's goalkeeper Wiliam da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iuri Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Guilherme França, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. João Augusto Britto's late challenge caught a AD Guarulhos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Augusto Britto helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to LHP F.C getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. João Augusto Britto hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Remo Arantes made a kick off. If Nilton Pontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 54 minutes into the match, AD Guarulhos's goal looked a bit too open when Remo Arantes came free, but Wiliam da Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th match minute, AD Guarulhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, LHP F.C's Wiliam da Fonseca threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Remo Arantes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cipriano Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cipriano Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of LHP F.C booed when AD Guarulhos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Carlos Andrade got free with Wiliam da Fonseca in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wiliam da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remo Arantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Remo Arantes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wiliam da Fonseca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Nilton Pontes might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iuri Quirino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nilton Pontes ran back to his position shaking his head. Iuri Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gernando Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 73 minutes, Luís Guilherme França managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AD Guarulhos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Guilherme França was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 76 minutes, Nilton Pontes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AD Guarulhos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nilton Pontes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nilton Pontes charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nilton Pontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes AD Guarulhos got a freekick which was hit by Nilton Pontes. Daugirdas Bička charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daugirdas Bička the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes LHP F.C got a freekick which was hit by Daugirdas Bička. After 86 played minutes AD Guarulhos got a freekick which was hit by Cipriano Castro. In the 87th match minute, LHP F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. AD Guarulhos's Nilton Pontes got his second yellow card of the match in the 89th minute. The referee ordered Nilton Pontes off the ground. In the 90th match minute, AD Guarulhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilton Pontes to maneuver through the defense. Vicente da Rocha struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Wiliam da Fonseca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LHP F.C. Zé Carlos Andrade 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. The LHP F.C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing LHP F.C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.