League

Orlandia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Zanetti Info's Wanderson Tróia 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. Arnaldo Passos hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Ribeiro in the 10th minute of play forced Zanetti Info's goalkeeper Betinho de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Betinho de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Nildo Lira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zanetti Info's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Marítimo the free kick. In the 13th match minute, Zanetti Info was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nildo Lira to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caco Senna in the 14th minute of play forced Zanetti Info's goalkeeper Betinho de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Zanetti Info's Wanderson Tróia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dênis Neto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Ernesto Carioca scored 1-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Betinho de Mendonça, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 41 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Passos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Betinho de Mendonça. Zanetti Info's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Passos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 43rd minute Aleandro Faustino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betinho de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Caco Senna made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Wanderson Tróia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Marítimo's Dênis Neto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 56th minute, Sabino Barbosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zanetti Info fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 58 minutes into the game, Válter de Queirós was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zanetti Info's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Marítimo the free kick. Válter de Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Dênis Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabino Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the game, Luís Lopes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Dênis Neto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 72nd minute, Ernani Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th match minute, FC Marítimo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Passos to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Caco Senna 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. Denílson Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Betinho de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Zanetti Info getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Nildo Lira hit a great ball. Zanetti Info's Betinho de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Passos in the 86th minute of play. Wanderson Tróia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zanetti Info's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.