League

Serrota
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Atlético Catarinense's Matheus Duarte 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. Geraldo da Cunha hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, Jarbas da Rocha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Enrique Abreu. The goal made the score 1-0. When Genílson Vasconcelos fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serrota's protests and gave Genílson Vasconcelos a yellow card for diving instead. 11 minutes into the match, Jefferson Ceresso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oswaldo Chaves. Serrota's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jefferson Ceresso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Jeferson Donato put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Enrique Abreu. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Jefferson Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético Catarinense's supporters rose to their feet, but Jefferson Ceresso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oswaldo Chaves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernandão Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Oswaldo Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 27 played minutes Atlético Catarinense got a freekick which was hit by Matheus Duarte. Jarbas da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Serrota's Jeferson Donato got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Enrique Abreu was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Jeferson Donato capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jeferson Donato really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Enrique Abreu was a little too slow when Jeferson Donato got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 4-1. Enrique Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarbas da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Atlético Catarinense's goal looked a bit too open when Jeferson Donato came free, but Enrique Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jarbas da Rocha to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Jefferson Ceresso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Catarinense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Serrota the free kick. After 54 played minutes, Serrota's Fernão Xavier shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Enrique Abreu 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 Serrota reached it. When Jarbas da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Serrota 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 Jarbas da Rocha couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Serrota's Oswaldo Chaves got control of the ball when Geraldo da Cunha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Atlético Catarinense's Geraldo da Cunha got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 77th match minute, Atlético Catarinense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraldo da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. After 79 played minutes, Serrota's Fernão Xavier shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Enrique Abreu 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 Serrota reached it. 80 minutes into the match, Atlético Catarinense's goal looked a bit too open when Jarbas da Rocha came free, but Enrique Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Atlético Catarinense's goal looked a bit too open when Jarbas da Rocha came free, but Enrique Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Atlético Catarinense's goal looked a bit too open when Jarbas da Rocha came free, but Enrique Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enrique Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas da Rocha in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarbas da Rocha in the 89th minute of play forced Atlético Catarinense's goalkeeper Enrique Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacko Davidovič in the 91st minute of the match. After 93 minutes of play, Serrota's Jarbas da Rocha made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrique Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there!