League

Ibitira
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ramiro Mangueira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patrício Moreno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Pedro Cardozo hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Vitinho Bittencourt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vítor Mesquita. Ibitira's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vítor Mesquita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wanderson Cearense during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes Ibitira got a freekick which was hit by Wanderson Cearense. Vítor Mesquita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Vítor Mesquita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrício Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Gaspar to strike the kick off in the second half. Mataripua SC's Elivélton Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro Mangueira in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Cido Freitas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ibitira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Ediberto Cabral fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mataripua SC's protests and gave Ediberto Cabral a yellow card for diving instead. Elivélton Rezende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After having played for 71 minutes, Patrício Moreno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mataripua SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patrício Moreno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cido Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elivélton Rezende having to interfere. Ramiro Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elivélton Rezende having to interfere. Vítor Mesquita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrício Moreno in the 79th minute. If Cido Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Ediberto Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 86 minutes, Patrício Moreno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mataripua SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patrício Moreno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elivélton Rezende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.