League

Martinica
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Jonathan Azevedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Samuel Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Nilson Paraense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luciano de Queiroz struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Nilson Paraense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zika Vírus. Elano Quintal hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Samuel Moreno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilson Paraense was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Bernardo Arce succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 20th playminute. When Giovanni Pinho fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Martinica's protests and gave Giovanni Pinho a yellow card for diving instead. Bernardo Arce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 33 minutes of play, Martinica's Bernardo Arce made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gilvan Miranda was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 35th minute, Lauro de Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davi Vergílio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 39 minutes into the game, Marcel Figueiredo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Nilson Paraense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 42 minutes into the game, Samuel Moreno cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Nilson Paraense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bernardo Arce could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Gilvan Miranda made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samuel Moreno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Samuel Moreno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Nilson Paraense made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Figueiredo in the 53rd minute of play forced Martinica's goalkeeper Nilson Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Arce in the 56th minute of play forced Zika Vírus's goalkeeper Gilvan Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilvan Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Arce in the 58th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Samuel Moreno lined in a short shot 2-4 behind a frustrated Nilson Paraense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Arce in the 66th minute of play forced Zika Vírus's goalkeeper Gilvan Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Azevedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Martinica's Jonathan Azevedo in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zika Vírus's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Arce in the 76th minute of play forced Zika Vírus's goalkeeper Gilvan Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Bernardo Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilvan Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Azevedo in the 82nd minute of play forced Zika Vírus's goalkeeper Gilvan Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Martinica's Nilson Paraense got control of the ball when Samuel Moreno tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zika Vírus's Gilvan Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Arce in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute Giovanni Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilvan Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilvan Miranda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Zika Vírus walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.