League

Cana Brava
Spectators: 8105 (Terracing: 6080, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matías Mendes took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of A.F. Pindamonhangaba booed when Izaltina FAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Salvino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Izaltina FAD's goalkeeper Manuel Alves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Pinho in the 19th minute of play forced Izaltina FAD's goalkeeper Manuel Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Izaltina FAD's Manuel Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorenzo Osasun in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute William Angelsø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gernando Guerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Mendes in the 27th minute of play forced A.F. Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Gernando Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Angelsø in the 28th minute of play. Manuel Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Osasun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the game, William Angelsø recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gernando Guerra. William Angelsø showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 36thth minute of the game Luís Gustavo Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Izaltina FAD's Manuel Alves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Izaltina FAD's William Angelsø got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Gustavo Cunha in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Lorenzo Osasun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

With 51 minutes on the clock, Halit Balcik commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 51st minute, one of A.F. Pindamonhangaba:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for A.F. Pindamonhangaba. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.F. Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Gernando Guerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th minute Lorenzo Osasun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Alves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lorenzo Osasun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Manuel Alves made a huge save. In the 63rd minute Matías Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gernando Guerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Well-Well Waack in the 65th minute of play forced A.F. Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Gernando Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Gernando Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matías Mendes in the 67th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Izaltina FAD's goalkeeper Manuel Alves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lorenzo Osasun. After 72 minutes of play, Izaltina FAD's Matías Mendes made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gernando Guerra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Izaltina FAD's Leandro Sugar was substituted for William Angelsø. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Sugar in the 91st minute of play forced A.F. Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Gernando Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 94th match minute, Izaltina FAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júnior Moreno to maneuver through the defense. Gernando Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matías Mendes in the 96th minute of the match. Gernando Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laerte Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Izaltina FAD had played much better football throughout.