League

Cosmopolis
Spectators: 5150 (Terracing: 4150, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Marco Cunha made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Laércio Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cléber Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Cosmeticos booed when Pindamonhangaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Augusto Pereira didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Percival Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Cosmeticos booed when Pindamonhangaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo de Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 played minutes Pindamonhangaba got a freekick which was hit by Vito Ferreira. Cosmeticos's Rafinha de Senna got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival Pimenta in the 24th minute of play forced Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Aníbal Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosmeticos's Cléber Damião played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simão Linares in the 26th minute of play. Aníbal Lopes was a little too slow when Eurico Catarinense got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 1-0. Aníbal Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Percival Pimenta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aníbal Lopes made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Eurico Catarinense sent off a good shot on target. Simão Linares kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. When Eurico Catarinense came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Cosmeticos 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 Eurico Catarinense couldn't finish the play. Aníbal Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After having played for 39 minutes, Percival Pimenta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cosmeticos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Percival Pimenta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival Pimenta in the 40th minute of play forced Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Aníbal Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cosmeticos getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Benjamin Guerra hit a great ball. Cléber Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simão Linares, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho da Rocha in the 48th minute of play forced Cosmeticos's goalkeeper Cléber Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Percival Pimenta made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Catarinense in the 52nd minute of play forced Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Aníbal Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aníbal Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Percival Pimenta in the 55th minute of the match. Laércio Bezerra scored 1-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cléber Damião, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 63rd minute, Percival Pimenta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cosmeticos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Laércio Bezerra received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cléber Damião came out and tried to block the shot, but Laércio Bezerra slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 68th minute. Aníbal Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateus Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Percival Pimenta might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aníbal Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Percival Pimenta ran back to his position shaking his head. Cléber Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Cunha in the 79th minute of the match. Mateus Amorim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aníbal Lopes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Percival Pimenta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mateus Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eurico Catarinense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aníbal Lopes having to interfere. Percival Pimenta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Aníbal Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Pindamonhangaba's goal looked a bit too open when Luan Cruz came free, but Aníbal Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival Pimenta in the 95th minute of play forced Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Aníbal Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateus Amorim might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aníbal Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mateus Amorim ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Cosmeticos players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.