League

Arena 20 de Março
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hélio Donatello started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in 20 de Março FC's zone, Arnaldo Marquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Percival Montenegro came out of the goal and Arnaldo Marquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 10 minutes into the game, when José Augusto Viana put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of 20 de Março FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of PRIMUS INC FC:s goal. 20 de Março FC:s Percival Montenegro showed great skill when he stopped Erlin Haaland:s penalty. 12 minutes into the game, PRIMUS INC FC's Erlin Haaland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Percival Montenegro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 16th minute Erlin Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Percival Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 minutes 20 de Março FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Reinaldo Castro who took care of the corner kick. Percival Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erlin Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes 20 de Março FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Reinaldo Castro who took care of the corner kick. In the 31st minute PRIMUS INC FC were awarded a corner. Reinaldo Castro went to the cornerflag to take it. Pedrão Campidelis's late challenge caught a PRIMUS INC FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedrão Campidelis helped the player get up and apologised. After 32 played minutes 20 de Março FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedrão Campidelis. Reinaldo Castro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Percival Montenegro came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by PRIMUS INC FC's Erlin Haaland. But to his dismay, Erlin Haaland quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 43rd match minute, PRIMUS INC FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Castro to maneuver through the defense. Percival Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erlin Haaland in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erlin Haaland was the one to do the kick off. Percival Montenegro made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Reinaldo Castro sent off a good shot on target. Percival Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erlin Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 played minutes PRIMUS INC FC got a freekick which was hit by Joe Gonzalovich. 61 minutes into the match, PRIMUS INC FC's goal looked a bit too open when André Sörman came free, but Guilherme Matorin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Percival Montenegro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erlin Haaland in the 69th minute. 0-3 became the score in the 71st minute when Erlin Haaland elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reinaldo Castro got free with Percival Montenegro in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute of the match, Maksymilian Bronder tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Percival Montenegro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 82nd minute, PRIMUS INC FC's Reinaldo Castro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Percival Montenegro. Percival Montenegro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. In the 89th minute, Zé Paulo Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute, Xie Sheng Yan 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. A collision led to PRIMUS INC FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Joe Gonzalovich hit a great ball. When the match was over PRIMUS INC FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 20 de Março FC throughout the match.