League

Cocau
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Serginho Linares took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Serginho Linares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Apore's Frédson Trancoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Joélson Souto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Serginho Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frédson Trancoso having to interfere. Elder Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the match, Apore's goalkeeper Frédson Trancoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Paulo Rossi. Serginho Linares's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Frédson Trancoso skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Michel Botelho came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Cocau 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 Michel Botelho couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Régis Amorim got free with Frédson Trancoso in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frédson Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serginho Linares, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Frédson Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serginho Linares in the 40th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Serginho Linares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frédson Trancoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 43 minutes into the match, Apore's goal looked a bit too open when Serginho Linares came free, but Frédson Trancoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Cocau EC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fernando Hoffmann came free, but Eriberto Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 50th minute of the match Apore got a corner. Cocau EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. José Maria Silveira ran over to the corner to take the kick. José Maria Silveira made a great header on Apore's corner, it was just that Cocau EC's Eriberto Costa managed to reach the ball for a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elder Lira to strike the kick off in the second half. Elder Lira scored 2-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eriberto Costa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luís Fernando Hoffmann scored 2-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eriberto Costa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maurício Prado kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. The supporters of Cocau EC booed when Apore was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidney Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 66 played minutes, Cocau EC's Glauco Porto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Frédson Trancoso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cocau EC reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Apore's zone, Serginho Linares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frédson Trancoso came out of the goal and Serginho Linares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Elder Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ian Faria hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Frédson Trancoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Paulo Rossi's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maurício Prado during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Apore getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Maurício Prado hit a great ball. The attack was good, but when Elder Lira in the 93rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Luís Fernando Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Eriberto Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elder Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.