League

Estádio Emboscada
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edson Domingues got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Clube Athlético Emerick's goal looked a bit too open when Edson Domingues came free, but Tiaguinho Meirelles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Clube Athlético Emerick's Tiaguinho Meirelles got control of the ball when Silas de Sena tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tiaguinho Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Domingues in the 5th minute of play. Clube Athlético Emerick's Tiaguinho Meirelles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Clube Athlético Emerick from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Clube Athlético Emerick getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Nando Salgado hit a great ball. Roberto Vander didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Clube Athlético Emerick's Rui Cordeiro shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Ronaldinho Memo struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Roberto Vander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube Athlético Emerick. Silas de Sena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Tiaguinho Meirelles made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edson Domingues in the 25th minute of play forced Clube Athlético Emerick's goalkeeper Tiaguinho Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Válbson Maia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emboscada SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Silas de Sena could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Tiaguinho Meirelles however easily saved by the left post. Ronaldinho Memo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Vander having to make a save. Roberto Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldinho Memo in the 37th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Clube Athlético Emerick's Gilvan Faria got a free kick in the 41st minute. Tiaguinho Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson Domingues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rui Cordeiro to make the kick off. When Ronaldinho Memo came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Clube Athlético Emerick 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 Ronaldinho Memo couldn't finish the play. Válbson Maia's late challenge caught a Clube Athlético Emerick's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Válbson Maia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, Emboscada SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válbson Maia to maneuver through the defense. Clube Athlético Emerick were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Emboscada SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Quirino took the corner. Clube Athlético Emerick's Daniel Quirino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roberto Vander in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Clube Athlético Emerick booed when Emboscada SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabinho Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Ronaldinho Memo put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Roberto Vander. Glauco Martins lost his temper 66 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 65th minute, one of Clube Athlético Emerick:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Clube Athlético Emerick. Tiaguinho Meirelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Domingues in the 72nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Emboscada SC's Válbson Maia got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th play minute Rui Cordeiro came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Roberto Vander. 1-3. When Rui Cordeiro came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Clube Athlético Emerick 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 Rui Cordeiro couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the match, Clube Athlético Emerick's goal looked a bit too open when Edson Domingues came free, but Tiaguinho Meirelles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Clube Athlético Emerick's Rui Cordeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Vander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Ronaldinho Memo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube Athlético Emerick's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronaldinho Memo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roberto Vander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rui Cordeiro got free with Roberto Vander in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Emboscada SC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Manoel Rosado hit a great ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Rui Cordeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Athlético Emerick's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rui Cordeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Clube Athlético Emerick walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.