League

Sarapui
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 3 played minutes, Azevedo SS's Ian Barbosa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Basílio Mineiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Azevedo SS reached it. Lafacity's Basílio Mineiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Pimenta in the 5th minute of play. Arnaldo Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raphael Coutinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnaldo Saraiva's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Lafacity's Arnaldo Saraiva got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Raphael Coutinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Glauco de Queiroz in the 11th minute. Régis de Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Régis de Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Lafacity booed when Azevedo SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Régis de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. Humberto Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Basílio Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Azevedo SS booed when Lafacity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Paulo Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 played minutes Lafacity got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo Gerber. If Humberto Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Humberto Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Basílio Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Humberto Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glauco de Queiroz in the 30th minute of play forced Azevedo SS's goalkeeper Raphael Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Glauco de Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, Vítor Pimenta 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. If Glauco de Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Raphael Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 played minutes Lafacity got a freekick which was hit by David Dias. In the 45th minute of the match Víktor Pires sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Basílio Mineiro skillfully saved the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Humberto Cruz made a kick off. Pedro Paulo Gerber was shown his second yellow card after 52 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Azevedo SS booed when Lafacity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Paulo Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Azevedo SS's Ulysses Dante suffered a sore thigh after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diamantino da Rocha during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, Diamantino da Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Lafacity's Basílio Mineiro got control of the ball when Vítor Pimenta tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Saraiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lafacity's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Azevedo SS the free kick. The supporters of Azevedo SS booed when Lafacity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Saraiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lafacity's Arnaldo Saraiva got his second yellow card of the match in the 69th minute. The referee ordered Arnaldo Saraiva off the ground. Arnaldo Saraiva hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Basílio Mineiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vítor Pimenta went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A well-hit corner resulted in Glauco de Queiroz heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Vítor Pimenta got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lafacity's zone, Vítor Pimenta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basílio Mineiro came out of the goal and Vítor Pimenta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the match, Lafacity's goalkeeper Basílio Mineiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vítor Pimenta. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.