League

Timbora
Spectators: 6675 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mauro Varela took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vitório Gerber hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Mauro Varela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mauro Varela in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gernando da Rocha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the game, Laércio Mello was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Timbora's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maquine the free kick. Laércio Mello hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. A collision led to Maquine getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Lino Maciel hit a great ball. Breno Fernandez got in the 23rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Marcelo Catarinense handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Rodrigo Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30thth minute of the game Mauro Varela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Timbora's Gernando da Rocha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luís Fábio Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Timbora's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Varela came free, but Gernando da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Rodrigo Mineiro came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Timbora 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 Rodrigo Mineiro couldn't finish the play. Acácio Veiga hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The supporters of Timbora booed when Maquine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lino Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodrigo Mineiro to make the kick off. Wilian Velloso kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Luís Fábio Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Luís Fábio Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Maquine 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 Luís Fábio Linhares couldn't finish the play. Timbora's Gernando da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Varela in the 59th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mauro Varela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gernando da Rocha was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. When Luís Fábio Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Maquine 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 Luís Fábio Linhares couldn't finish the play. Luís Fábio Linhares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gernando da Rocha having to make a save. Mauro Varela was extremely unlucky when he, in the 74th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Luís Fábio Linhares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gernando da Rocha having to interfere. Gernando da Rocha was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Mauro Varela capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mauro Varela really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1.