League

Funchal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Osvaldinho Hames made the kick off which started today's match. Doriva Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Correia's late challenge caught a Funchal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Correia helped the player get up and apologised. 14 minutes into the game, one of Atlético de Cajazeiras:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. David Freitas shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Osvaldinho Hamess short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Adalberto Melo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Adalberto Melo made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Doriva Fantini sent off a good shot on target. Doriva Fantini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Adalberto Melo made a huge save. Doriva Fantini struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Adalberto Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Funchal. If Osvaldinho Hames had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sidnei Amaral struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Adalberto Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Funchal. Eurico Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Doriva Fantini struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Adalberto Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Funchal. 46 minutes into the match, Sidnei Amaral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adalberto Melo. Atlético de Cajazeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sidnei Amaral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eurico Dantas to make the kick off. A collision led to Atlético de Cajazeiras getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Sabino Baiano hit a great ball. David Freitas struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Adalberto Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Funchal. Doriva Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Melo having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Hugo Rezende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldinho Hames blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adalberto Melo having to make a save. Funchal's Doriva Fantini got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Conrado Brasil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adalberto Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Fantini in the 70th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Atlético de Cajazeiras defense, Doriva Fantini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adalberto Melo. The Atlético de Cajazeiras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adalberto Melo should have stopped the shot. If Doriva Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Moura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Anselmo Chaves made a huge save. In the 81st minute, Osvaldinho Hames left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Funchal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético de Cajazeiras's zone, Osvaldinho Hames stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adalberto Melo came out of the goal and Osvaldinho Hames tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sidnei Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sidnei Amaral 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. Doriva Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldinho Hames fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Melo having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Funchal fully deserved thier win.