League

Estádio União CSA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Clube Santo Afonso's Kiko Penha 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. In the 2nd minute, Natã Fonseca 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. Kiko Penha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Perez having to interfere. Danilo Bastos charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danilo Bastos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 16 played minutes Albertos AD got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Bastos. In the 20th match minute, Clube Santo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Tande to maneuver through the defense. After 21 played minutes, Albertos AD's Carlos Eduardo Penha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luan Zanette 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 Albertos AD reached it. 24 minutes into the match, Albertos AD's Pedrinho Hermes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luan Zanette narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Clube Santo Afonso's goalkeeper Luan Zanette, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Pedrinho Hermes 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. After 30 minutes, Natã Fonseca made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Clube Santo Afonso's Luan Zanette tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcel Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luizinho Maranhense in the 34th minute of the match. Albertos AD's Natã Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rubens Recife during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Clube Santo Afonso getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Rubens Recife hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Natã Fonseca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luan Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natã Fonseca in the 53rd minute of play. After 55 minutes of play, Clube Santo Afonso's Kiko Penha made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcel Perez was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 60 played minutes Albertos AD got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Bastos. Clube Santo Afonso's Naldo Xavier couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Albertos AD. In the 67th minute, Luizinho Maranhense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube Santo Afonso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Marcel Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kiko Penha in the 73rd minute of the match. Clube Santo Afonso's Kiko Penha got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aílton Vinhas charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aílton Vinhas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Albertos AD:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Clube Santo Afonso:s goal. Naldo Xavier shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Kiko Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Marcel Perez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Kiko Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.