League

Valinor Arena
Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Amauri Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bonifacio Heli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Centralina EC's Bonifacio Heli in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valinor's goalie prevented a goal. In the 10th match minute, Valinor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luís Leme to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute of the match Davor Šuker shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amauri Branco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Valinor getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Osvaldo Botelho hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Bonifacio Heli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amauri Branco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 25 minutes into the match, Centralina EC's goalkeeper Oliver Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Luís Passos. 26 minutes into the match, Enéas Furlan notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Valinor's Amauri Branco. Amauri Branco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Centralina EC's Gustaw Nakoneczny got a free kick in the 30th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Centralina EC's zone, Pedro Luís Leme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oliver Buffon came out of the goal and Pedro Luís Leme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enéas Furlan in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amauri Branco saved Valinor from getting behind. 33 minutes into the game, Luciano dos Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valinor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Centralina EC the free kick. Amauri Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enéas Furlan in the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Valinor's goal looked a bit too open when Enéas Furlan came free, but Amauri Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amauri Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldinho Amorim in the 44th minute of the match. Enéas Furlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nelson Pinho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Bonifacio Heli came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Centralina EC 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 Bonifacio Heli couldn't finish the play. Doni Senna took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oliver Buffon. Oliver Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. In the 65th minute, André Luís Passos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luciano dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Bonifacio Heli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Amauri Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72 minutes Centralina EC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pedro Luís Leme who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Pedro Luís Leme got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Oliver Buffon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Amauri Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bonifacio Heli, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Amauri Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifacio Heli in the 76th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bonifacio Heli in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amauri Branco saved Valinor from getting behind. Enéas Furlan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amauri Branco having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Enéas Furlan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Amauri Branco, passed just outside the right post. Amauri Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enéas Furlan in the 90th minute of the match. Davor Šuker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amauri Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enéas Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Centralina EC played a much better game than Valinor and deserved their victory. The Valinor players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.