League

Taquarandi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Taquarandi's Geraldo de Queiroz 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. Richard Cearense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 4th minute, Albertinho Toledo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oséas Azevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Geraldo de Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Richard Cearense hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 11th match minute, Taquarandi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Álvaro Cordeiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Taquarandi. Benedito Valle stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dudu Tepedino. 1-1. 29 minutes into the match, Rafael Nascimento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oséas Azevedo. Taquarandi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafael Nascimento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Luís Paulo Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oséas Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 36 played minutes Bodega FC got a freekick which was hit by Albertinho Toledo. Rafael Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, Bodega FC's Thiago Domingues seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Thiago Domingues the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bodega FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Thiago Domingues had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bodega FC! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valdomiro Macedo made a kick off. Oséas Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Macedo in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Bodega FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Cearense to maneuver through the defense. After 67 played minutes, Taquarandi's Breno Carioca shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dudu Tepedino 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 Taquarandi reached it. Albertinho Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geovânio Meira charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geovânio Meira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Taquarandi getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Geovânio Meira hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Enrique Vergílio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dudu Tepedino was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Enrique Vergílio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Dudu Tepedino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Bodega FC's goalkeeper Dudu Tepedino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Breno Carioca charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Breno Carioca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, Taquarandi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Breno Carioca to maneuver through the defense. Oséas Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertinho Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Dudu Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo de Queiroz in the 96th minute of the match. The Taquarandi support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.