League

Monumental de Nuñez
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Michel Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Arlindo Bezerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo de Souza was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Club Atlético River Plate's Alfredo de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Mello in the 8th minute of play. When Raúl Barros fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Atlético River Plate's protests and gave Raúl Barros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Raúl Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, NightAngels's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Sarmento came free, but Rodriguinho Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NightAngels's Rodriguinho Nascimento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save NightAngels from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, NightAngels's Rodriguinho Nascimento got control of the ball when Téo Gerber tried to sneak it across the goal line. Club Atlético River Plate's Alfredo de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arlindo Bezerra in the 34th minute of play. Arlindo Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michel Mello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Alfredo de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Arlindo Bezerra 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arlindo Bezerra to make the kick off. When Michel Mello came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the NightAngels 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 Michel Mello couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlindo Bezerra in the 53rd minute of play forced Club Atlético River Plate's goalkeeper Alfredo de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Arlindo Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th match minute, Club Atlético River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeca Macedo to maneuver through the defense. NightAngels's Antônio de Almeida couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Club Atlético River Plate. The crowd rose to their feet as Arlindo Bezerra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alfredo de Souza. That made the score 1-4 in the 78 minute of play. Michel Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 88 played minutes Club Atlético River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Téo Gerber. In the 88th minute, Téo Gerber fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. In the 90th minute of the match Róbson Simões shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rodriguinho Nascimento showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 91st match minute, Club Atlético River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Pedro Arruda to maneuver through the defense. Michel Mello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Alfredo de Souza made a huge save. 93 minutes into the match, NightAngels's Arlindo Bezerra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo de Souza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alfredo de Souza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arlindo Bezerra's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. NightAngels's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.