League

Curupira
Spectators: 7184 (Terracing: 5390, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Osvaldo Donato took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zé Augusto Valladares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Donato in the 3rd minute of the match. Chiquinho Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jano Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Fantini having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Cesinha Senna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Augusto Valladares. Curupira's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesinha Senna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jano Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Fantini having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Olaria MZ's goalkeeper Mauro Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jano Cardozo. Zé Augusto Valladares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlinhos Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Gláuber Catarinense notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Curupira's Zé Augusto Valladares. Zé Augusto Valladares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 33rd minute, Carlinhos Silveira made a precise shot to the right of Zé Augusto Valladares. Curupira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 39th minute, Cesinha Senna made a precise shot to the right of Zé Augusto Valladares. Curupira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. When Chiquinho Azevedo came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Curupira 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 Chiquinho Azevedo couldn't finish the play. 48 minutes into the match, Curupira's Jano Cardozo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mauro Fantini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After the first half Olaria MZ were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Chiquinho Azevedo made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Jano Cardozo made a precise shot to the right of Mauro Fantini. Olaria MZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. José Maria da Rocha hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th of the match, Osvaldo Donato tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Zé Augusto Valladares got in the way and made a wonderful save. Jano Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Mauro Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute Chiquinho Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Ricardo Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olaria MZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Dantas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Augusto Valladares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cesinha Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Carlinhos Silveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Zé Augusto Valladares made a huge save. In the 86th minute, Gláuber Catarinense reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zé Augusto Valladares. The goal made the score 1-5. In the 93rd minute, Olaria MZ's Cesinha Senna ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zé Augusto Valladares. Zé Augusto Valladares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Olaria MZ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.