League

Olympico
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Tauapicaca's Amadeu Fantini started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Seco in the 9th minute of play forced Tauapicaca's goalkeeper Kléber Eger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Amadeu Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dênis Messias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Simão Penha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Olympic CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tauapicaca the free kick. A collision led to Real Olympic CF getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Simão Penha hit a great ball. During the 22nd minute of the match Simão Penha completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Simão Penha a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Simão Penha hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Alexsandro Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Kléber Eger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Jean Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexsandro Toscano might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kléber Eger. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexsandro Toscano ran back to his position shaking his head. Real Olympic CF's Dênis Messias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeu Esteves in the 30th minute of play. Dênis Messias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeu Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Dênis Messias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Fantini in the 36th minute of play. Amadeu Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dênis Messias having to interfere. Dênis Messias didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tadeu Esteves went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexsandro Toscano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Tadeu Esteves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Dênis Messias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dênis Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Fantini in the 59th minute of the match. If Alexsandro Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dênis Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Leite in the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Tadeu Esteves 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Amadeu Fantini kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dênis Messias. That made the score 0-3 in the 72 minute of play. Amadeu Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tadeu Esteves's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Dênis Messias skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Real Olympic CF's Betinho Gaspar got a free kick in the 80th minute. Dênis Messias was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Amadeu Fantini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Amadeu Fantini really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. If Amadeu Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tadeu Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Dênis Messias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tadeu Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Dênis Messias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nuno Seco fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Olympic CF's protests and gave Nuno Seco a yellow card for diving instead. Nuno Seco kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Real Olympic CF's Dênis Messias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeu Fantini in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Real Olympic CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Seco to maneuver through the defense. In the 95thth minute of the game Amadeu Fantini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Olympic CF's Dênis Messias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Amadeu Fantini struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Dênis Messias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tauapicaca. Tauapicaca played a much better game than Real Olympic CF and deserved their victory. The Real Olympic CF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.