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Match Report
Sirinhaem
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5632,
Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 145) When Rodolfo Mesquita fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Catadupas's protests and gave Rodolfo Mesquita a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes Catadupas got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Mesquita. Tarcisio Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kleanthis Variamidis having to interfere. Betinho Mandrak made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sirinhaem's Elano Trigo. 14 minutes into the match, Sirinhaem's goal looked a bit too open when Tarcisio Marques came free, but Kleanthis Variamidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Tarcisio Marques cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Kleanthis Variamidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Elano Trigo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but André Pires firmly grabbed it by the left post. 22 minutes into the match, Sirinhaem's goal looked a bit too open when Dito Figueiredo came free, but Kleanthis Variamidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kleanthis Variamidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Mesquita in the 24th minute of play. If Rodolfo Mesquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sirinhaem's Cesinha Gonçalves got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tarcisio Marques hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Kleanthis Variamidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarcisio Marques in the 34th minute of play. Kleanthis Variamidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tarcisio Marques's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Betinho Mandrak made in the 40th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sirinhaem's Ronaldo Bezerra. In the 44th match minute, Sirinhaem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Varela to maneuver through the defense. Tarcisio Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Kleanthis Variamidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elano Trigo was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Ronaldo Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the match, Sirinhaem's goal looked a bit too open when Tarcisio Marques came free, but Kleanthis Variamidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Rodolfo Mesquita 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. 58 minutes into the match, Catadupas's goal looked a bit too open when Elano Trigo came free, but André Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Elano Trigo fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sirinhaem's protests and gave Elano Trigo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sirinhaem's Elano Trigo got a free kick in the 60th minute. With 64 minutes on the clock, Betinho Gonçalves commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Catadupas getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Betinho Gonçalves hit a great ball. After having played for 66 minutes, Elano Trigo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sirinhaem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elano Trigo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 69th minute, Cesinha Gonçalves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. André Pires was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Cesinha Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elano Trigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kleanthis Variamidis having to interfere. Catadupas's André Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesinha Gonçalves in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute Cesinha Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Leonel Varela made a precise shot to the right of André Pires. Catadupas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. André Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elano Trigo in the 97th minute of the match. Sirinhaem's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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