League

Hyundai Arena
Spectators: 6509 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 25) Gilvan Sarmento made the kick off and thus started the match. Sebastião Cordeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eliseu Valladares's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. In the 6th minute Nelson Sergipano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otávio Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nelson Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliseu Valladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th match minute, Esperanza EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Andrade to maneuver through the defense. C.A. AMERICANA's Pedrinho das Neves was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sebastião Cordeiro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 27th minute, Gonçalo da Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esperanza EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sebastião Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseu Valladares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulão Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Cordeiro having to interfere. Leonel Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonel Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 35 played minutes Esperanza EC got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Andrade. 36 minutes into the match, Paulão Azevedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastião Cordeiro. Esperanza EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulão Azevedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Paulão Azevedo put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sebastião Cordeiro. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When Walmir Dante fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esperanza EC's protests and gave Walmir Dante a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Esperanza EC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Walmir Dante hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, Paulão Azevedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A. AMERICANA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Raí Andrade hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulão Azevedo in the 67th minute of play forced Esperanza EC's goalkeeper Sebastião Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 68 minutes into the game, when Giuseppe Luz put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Esperanza EC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Giuseppe Luz hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Oséas Custódio 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. After some careless play in the Esperanza EC defense, Paulão Azevedo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastião Cordeiro. The Esperanza EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastião Cordeiro should have stopped the shot. Eliseu Valladares might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sebastião Cordeiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eliseu Valladares ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 83 minutes, Paulão Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A. AMERICANA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulão Azevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86thth minute of the game Paulão Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esperanza EC's Sebastião Cordeiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. C.A. AMERICANA's Otávio Figueiredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save C.A. AMERICANA from getting a goal against them. Sebastião Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulão Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseu Valladares succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-2. Sebastião Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.