League

Old Glory MZ Stadium
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) José Pedro Alves didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 4th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. José Pedro Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Lago in the 10th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, °CuzetaFC°®'s Mário Linares got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 15 minutes of play, °CuzetaFC°®'s Mário Linares made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Carlos Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, José Pedro Alves successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Válter Aguiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Carlos Carvalho having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Manfredo Dracena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Carlos Carvalho. Old Glory's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manfredo Dracena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. With a little luck, °CuzetaFC°®'s José Pedro Alves got control of the ball when Gilmar de Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 33rd minute of the match Angelo Abreu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Carlos Carvalho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. João Carlos Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Linares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Linares in the 45th minute of play forced Old Glory's goalkeeper João Carlos Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Paulão Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half °CuzetaFC°® were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mário Lago to strike the kick off in the second half. José Pedro Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Carlos Carvalho was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Válter Aguiar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Válter Aguiar really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Adhemar Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adhemar Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Adhemar Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Válter Aguiar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. João Carlos Carvalho came out and tried to block the shot, but Válter Aguiar slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 64th minute. João Carlos Carvalho was a little too slow when Válter Aguiar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-5. José Pedro Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mário Lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 72 minutes, Manfredo Dracena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the °CuzetaFC°® and the Old Glory players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Manfredo Dracena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the game, Old Glory's Gilmar de Medeiros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Pedro Alves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. In the 82nd minute, Cipriano Prata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Pedro Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexsandro Meireles in the 85th minute of play. José Pedro Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telmo Peres, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.