League

Cunhanji
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Galaxy Soccer's Juvenal Freire 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. After a defensive mix-up in Cunhanji's zone, Juvenal Freire stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessandro Matorin came out of the goal and Juvenal Freire tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rubens Hoffmann hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Belchior Mineiro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cunhanji's Alessandro Matorin didn't even have to move. If Juvenal Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Galaxy Soccer's zone, Wiliam Lira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renatinho Sabóia came out of the goal and Wiliam Lira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Cunhanji's Wiliam Lira got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Mané Proença received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Alessandro Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Cunhanji's goal looked a bit too open when Juvenal Freire came free, but Alessandro Matorin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Galaxy Soccer's Renatinho Sabóia got control of the ball when Eliseu Guedes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cunhanji's Alessandro Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Proença in the 40th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Mané Proença managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galaxy Soccer's supporters rose to their feet, but Mané Proença was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alessandro Matorin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mané Proença sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Murillo Faustino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Cunhanji's Alessandro Matorin got control of the ball when Mané Proença tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd match minute, Cunhanji was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdir Madureira to maneuver through the defense. If Mané Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mané Proença sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Juvenal Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arí Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arí Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alessandro Matorin went to the wrong direction when Belchior Mineiro was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Sandrinho Cavalcante came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alessandro Matorin could save by the left post. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galaxy Soccer's goalkeeper Renatinho Sabóia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Juvenal Freire took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Alessandro Matorin to make any attempt to save it. Juvenal Freire hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Alessandro Matorin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juvenal Freire in the 87th minute of play. The supporters of Galaxy Soccer booed when Cunhanji was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubens Hoffmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cunhanji's zone, Mané Proença stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessandro Matorin came out of the goal and Mané Proença tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 played minutes Juvenal Freire rounded Cunhanji's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. Galaxy Soccer's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.