League

III Distrital
Spectators: 6817 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) SulAmérica FC's Telmo Damião 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. 3 minutes into the game, José Carlos Reis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SulAmérica FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cidade Nova Futebol Clube the free kick. 3 minutes into the game, one of SulAmérica FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Cidade Nova Futebol Clube. Luiz Gustavo Félix stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cesinha de Sena. 1-0. If Kléber Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SulAmérica FC's Cesinha de Sena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save SulAmérica FC from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute Telmo Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrianinho Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Telmo Damião took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adrianinho Torres. Adrianinho Torres dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Délio Dante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesinha de Sena having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, SulAmérica FC's goalkeeper Cesinha de Sena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Délio Dante. Cidade Nova Futebol Clube were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after SulAmérica FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luiz Gustavo Félix took the corner. In the 31st minute, Telmo Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Délio Dante might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cesinha de Sena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Délio Dante ran back to his position shaking his head. Víktor Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Víktor Cavalcante in the 39th minute of play forced Cidade Nova Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Adrianinho Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Emanuel Mandoiu notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of SulAmérica FC's Cesinha de Sena. Cesinha de Sena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Augusto Mesquita was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Kléber Saldanha made a precise shot to the right of Adrianinho Torres. Cidade Nova Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Cesinha de Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Augusto Mesquita in the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, José Augusto Mesquita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cidade Nova Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. A collision led to Cidade Nova Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Antônio Berger hit a great ball. A collision led to SulAmérica FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Serafim Pontes hit a great ball. In the 67th minute Serafim Pontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrianinho Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Gustavo Félix scored 4-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cesinha de Sena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Cidade Nova Futebol Clube booed when SulAmérica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Décio Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Cidade Nova Futebol Clube's Luiz Gustavo Félix sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cesinha de Sena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 75 minutes, Délio Dante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cidade Nova Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Délio Dante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to SulAmérica FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Víktor Cavalcante hit a great ball. Kléber Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Adrianinho Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to SulAmérica FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. José Carlos Reis hit a great ball. Luiz Gustavo Félix's late challenge caught a SulAmérica FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Gustavo Félix helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cidade Nova Futebol Clube's Luiz Gustavo Félix got a free kick in the 86th minute. Cidade Nova Futebol Clube's Adrianinho Torres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Cidade Nova Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. When Luiz Gustavo Félix was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 93 minutes had been played. A collision led to Cidade Nova Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Luiz Gustavo Félix hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cidade Nova Futebol Clube had won after a very even match.