League

Estádio Guapo
Spectators: 7196 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ronaldo Mendonça took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sun Fei Xu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Léo de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Leopoldo Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo de Senna in the 17th minute of play forced Xacotao F.C.'s goalkeeper Sun Fei Xu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Léo de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sun Fei Xu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xacotao F.C.'s Ronaldo Mendonça got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Leopoldo Marinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leopoldo Marinho struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Sun Fei Xu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Segmanetas. Leopoldo Marinho succeeded in the game's 32nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. When Leopoldo Marinho came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Segmanetas 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 Leopoldo Marinho couldn't finish the play. After the first half Segmanetas were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Léo de Senna made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Xacotao F.C.'s goalkeeper Sun Fei Xu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Marinho. With an all-out effort, Segmanetas's Sun Fei Xu threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Léo de Senna, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sun Fei Xu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo de Senna in the 63rd minute of the match. Leopoldo Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xacotao F.C.'s Sun Fei Xu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Xacotao F.C. from getting a goal against them. Sun Fei Xu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Léo de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. A collision led to Xacotao F.C. getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ronaldo Mendonça hit a great ball. Segmanetas's Léo de Senna got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 86 minutes, Rodriguinho Fernandes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xacotao F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodriguinho Fernandes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leopoldo Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Xacotao F.C.'s Sun Fei Xu got control of the ball when Leopoldo Marinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xacotao F.C.'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Léo de Senna 94 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. The Segmanetas players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.