League

Corte
Spectators: 6656 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Válter Arantes kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Eduardo Mello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Leopoldo Gonçalves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Válter Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Furlan having to interfere. After 10 played minutes Corte AD got a freekick which was hit by Vânderson Saldanha. If Diguinho de Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válter Arantes in the 21st minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Corte AD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Paru EC a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aloísio de Amorim, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Corte AD's Leopoldo Gonçalves. 0-2. Diguinho de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Gonçalves having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Corte AD's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Mello came free, but Leopoldo Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leopoldo Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diguinho de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 38 minutes, Diguinho de Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paru EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diguinho de Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aloísio de Amorim during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of Paru EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Corte AD:s goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Válter Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corte AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Válter Arantes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Furlan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Válter Arantes struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. José Furlan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corte AD. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Luís Paulo Carioca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corte AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Paulo Carioca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Furlan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diguinho de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Leopoldo Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diguinho de Carvalho in the 69th minute of play forced Corte AD's goalkeeper Leopoldo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Paulo Carioca in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Furlan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Válter Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Furlan having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Paru EC's Aloísio de Amorim got a free kick in the 79th minute. The audience held their breath when José Pedro Corrêa in the 81st minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the José Furlan's left hand side. After a rather tough play, Corte AD's Jeferson Moreno got a free kick in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clóvis da Cunha in the 88th minute of play forced Corte AD's goalkeeper Leopoldo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Corte AD supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Paru EC's performance. The match ended with a win for Paru EC.