League

Beira Rio
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benjamin da Mata got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, SPFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pit Bull to maneuver through the defense. SPFC's Dida Mazzola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin da Mata in the 20th minute of play. After 23 minutes, Boruc Sokolski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barbieri Sports and the SPFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Barbieri Sports getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Boruc Sokolski hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bebeto Severo got free with Dida Mazzola in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th minute Luisinho Mangueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Vergílio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herminio Izel kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Benjamin da Mata in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dida Mazzola, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Benjamin da Mata in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dida Mazzola, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 31st minute of the match Barbieri Sports got a corner. SPFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raphael Alvarenga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Raphael Alvarenga made a great header on Barbieri Sports's corner, it was just that SPFC's Dida Mazzola managed to reach the ball for a save. Breno Vergílio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Izel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Breno Vergílio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Gutierrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Herminio Izel managed to get in a good position for a shot. SPFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Herminio Izel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Breno Vergílio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dida Mazzola made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Benjamin da Mata sent off a good shot on target.

In the 50th minute Murilo Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Mazzola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 52nd minute Barbieri Sports were awarded a corner. Raphael Alvarenga went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Raphael Alvarenga got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dida Mazzola quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 55 minutes into the match, Barbieri Sports's goalkeeper Breno Vergílio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pit Bull. Boruc Sokolski hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Ulises Gutierrez could shoot a difficult shot in the 71st minute, which Breno Vergílio however easily saved by the left post. The corner ended in Rodriguinho Alvarenga almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Barbieri Sports's Breno Vergílio did a great save. In the 75th match minute, SPFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nadjib Aksan to maneuver through the defense. Boruc Sokolski might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dida Mazzola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boruc Sokolski ran back to his position shaking his head. After 77 minutes of play, Barbieri Sports's Benjamin da Mata made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dida Mazzola was left in no man's land by his defense there! SPFC's Dida Mazzola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin da Mata in the 80th minute of play. Barbieri Sports were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after SPFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raphael Alvarenga took the corner. Dida Mazzola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin da Mata in the 84th minute of the match. In the 84th match minute, Barbieri Sports was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boruc Sokolski to maneuver through the defense. Dida Mazzola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Boruc Sokolski went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Dida Mazzola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boruc Sokolski in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebeto Severo in the 93rd minute of play forced SPFC's goalkeeper Dida Mazzola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Pit Bull was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SPFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barbieri Sports the free kick. Pit Bull kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Barbieri Sports fans cheered their team off the field, for while SPFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.