League

Charlotte Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juninho Vinhas kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elder de Brito got free with Nico Paraense in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Atletico Potiguar's Elder de Brito got a free kick in the 5th minute. Atletico Potiguar's Dé Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilvan Lago in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to Atletico Potiguar getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Elder de Brito hit a great ball. Dé Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilvan Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Juninho Vinhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dé Paulista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atletico Potiguar's Dé Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilvan Lago in the 14th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico Potiguar's zone, Juninho Vinhas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dé Paulista came out of the goal and Juninho Vinhas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 21 minutes into the match, Gilvan Lago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dé Paulista. Atletico Potiguar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilvan Lago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Perivaldo Rossi came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Atletico Potiguar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Perivaldo Rossi couldn't finish the play. Dé Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilvan Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Atletico Potiguar defense, Gilvan Lago kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dé Paulista. The Atletico Potiguar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dé Paulista should have stopped the shot. Juninho Vinhas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dé Paulista having to interfere. Juninho Vinhas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dé Paulista having to interfere. Dé Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilvan Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Juninho Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Perivaldo Rossi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Gilvan Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dé Paulista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilvan Lago in the 56th minute of play. Juninho Vinhas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Dé Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Elder de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Benedito Paraense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dé Paulista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilvan Lago in the 76th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Belchior Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AZÃO FC's Nico Paraense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perivaldo Rossi in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Elano Sá was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atletico Potiguar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AZÃO FC the free kick. Oswaldo Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Gilvan Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.