League

Bacabal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcelo Dantas kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Marcelo Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bacabal's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelo Dantas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Pedro Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Bacabal's Marcelo Dantas got a free kick in the 5th minute. Germano Esteves succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. If Marcelo Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Duarte Ramalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Proença in the 16th minute of play. Marcelo Dantass short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got João Pedro Matos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 17th match minute, Fusion F.C. STARS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Germano Esteves to maneuver through the defense. Sebastião Rossi might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Pedro Matos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastião Rossi ran back to his position shaking his head. Fusion F.C. STARS's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Tomás Couto 20 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. In the 25th minute of the match Gilberto Dias sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Duarte Ramalho skillfully saved the ball. When Aloísio Leão fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fusion F.C. STARS's protests and gave Aloísio Leão a yellow card for diving instead. Duarte Ramalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Proença in the 29th minute of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Luiz Fabiano Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bacabal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fabiano Alcântara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luiz Fabiano Alcântara came free with the goalkeeper in the 35th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and João Pedro Matos could save by the left post. In the 36th minute, Alessandro de Barros 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. 39 minutes into the game, Fusion F.C. STARS's Anderson Proença nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duarte Ramalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 43 minutes into the match, Bacabal's goal looked a bit too open when Willian Messias came free, but Duarte Ramalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomás Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

In the 55th minute Willian Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anderson Proença could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Duarte Ramalho made a huge save. Duarte Ramalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willian Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toninho Rezende scored 1-3 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duarte Ramalho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the match, Tomás Couto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Pedro Matos. Fusion F.C. STARS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás Couto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Fusion F.C. STARS's João Pedro Matos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Dantas in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Bacabal getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Murilo Netto hit a great ball. Bacabal's Duarte Ramalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Bacabal from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Alessandro de Barros kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Duarte Ramalho. That made the score 2-4 in the 80 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Dantas in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Pedro Matos saved Fusion F.C. STARS from getting behind. João Pedro Matos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 3-4 when Marcelo Dantas sped through Fusion F.C. STARS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Pedro Matos. In the 91st minute, Sebastião Rossi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bacabal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-4. Luiz Fabiano Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.