League

Cristal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcos Ramalho kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Hélder Velasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6thth minute of the game Marcos Ramalho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cristal's Jaime Tinoco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Marcos Ramalho put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jaime Tinoco. Erivaldo Catarinense's late challenge caught a Morro Grande E.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erivaldo Catarinense helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute of the match Hélder Velasco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jaime Tinoco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cristal's Erivaldo Catarinense got his second yellow card of the match in the 14th minute. The referee ordered Erivaldo Catarinense off the ground. A collision led to Cristal getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Luizão Arce hit a great ball. Jaime Tinoco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Habib Ali Picavea in the 17th minute of play. Jaime Tinoco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Ramalho in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Felipe Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26thth minute of the game Marcos Ramalho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cristal's Jaime Tinoco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jaime Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Benê Fantini kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Jaime Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Morro Grande E.C got a corner. Cristal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hélder Velasco ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Hélder Velasco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cristal's Jaime Tinoco did a great save. 34 minutes into the match, Marcos Ramalho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Tinoco. Cristal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcos Ramalho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 37th minute, Habib Ali Picavea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Morro Grande E.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Gláuber Brodel made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Luizão Arce sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes into the match, Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Habib Ali Picavea came free, but Jaime Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaime Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Giovanni Pitta was the one to do the kick off. Gláuber Brodel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovanni Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the game, Alfredinho Vieira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Morro Grande E.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cristal the free kick. Alfredinho Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Luizão Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After 57 minutes of play, Morro Grande E.C's Hélder Velasco made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaime Tinoco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristal's Jaime Tinoco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Cristal from getting a goal against them. Hélder Velasco charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hélder Velasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hélder Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. José Pedro Botelho hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Kaká Sampaio kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After having played for 70 minutes, Luizão Arce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cristal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luizão Arce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 72 minutes into the game, Morro Grande E.C's Marcos Ramalho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaime Tinoco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. 80 minutes into the match, Cristal's Giovanni Pitta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gláuber Brodel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Cristal booed when Morro Grande E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaká Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giovanni Pitta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcos Ramalho in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jaime Tinoco saved Cristal from getting behind. In the 86th minute Alfredinho Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Felipe Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Alfredinho Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Morro Grande E.C walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.