League

Santa Cruz
Spectators: 7246 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1506, VIP seats: 149) Dark Side FC's Maurício Almeida started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes Dark Side FC got a freekick which was hit by Ruy Saraiva. Reginaldo Torres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Falcão Zanette made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeca Donatello during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Magula Fc getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Zeca Donatello hit a great ball. A collision led to Dark Side FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Luiz Gustavo Valladares hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Maurício Almeida ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Francisco da Rocha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Reginaldo Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Magula Fc getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Celso Félix hit a great ball. After 25 minutes Dark Side FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Richard Costa who took care of the corner kick. Magula Fc's Richard Costa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Falcão Zanette in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Dark Side FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Luiz Gustavo Valladares hit a great ball. Richard Costa struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Falcão Zanette didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Magula Fc. When Chicão de Toledo fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dark Side FC's protests and gave Chicão de Toledo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Dark Side FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Chicão de Toledo hit a great ball. Maurício Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Maurício Almeida left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dark Side FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 41 played minutes Magula Fc got a freekick which was hit by Gláuber Ribeiro. Dagoberto Prestes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 44th play minutes Maurício Almeida shot 0-3, a short shot which went by João Francisco da Rocha and just under the crossbar into goal. After the first half Dark Side FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reginaldo Torres was the one to do the kick off. When Ruy Saraiva came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Dark Side FC 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 Ruy Saraiva couldn't finish the play. In the 54th match minute, Magula Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Costa to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Maurício Almeida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Francisco da Rocha was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 62 minutes into the match, Dark Side FC's goal looked a bit too open when Reginaldo Torres came free, but Falcão Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes in the game, Maurício Almeida fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without João Francisco da Rocha having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 70 minutes into the game, when Celso Félix put in a rough tackle. In the 70th minute, one of Magula Fc: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 Magula Fc. When Dark Side FC's Ruy Saraiva in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Magula Fc's goalie prevented a goal. In the 73rd minute, Ruy Saraiva 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. Gernando Teles kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. A long shot from Ruy Saraiva in the 77th minute of play was well struck, but João Francisco da Rocha made a really good save at the right post. Basílio Paiva's late challenge caught a Dark Side FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basílio Paiva helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, Magula Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basílio Paiva to maneuver through the defense. João Francisco da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dagoberto Prestes in the 81st minute of the match. In the 87th play minute Maurício Almeida came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised João Francisco da Rocha. 0-5. João Francisco da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurício Almeida in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Reginaldo Torres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Falcão Zanette was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5.