League

St Andrews Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Alfredinho Pitta started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético dos Craque's Filipe Pirani got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 10 minutes into the match, Alfredinho Pitta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of José Pedro Ceresso, 1-0. Tales Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Alfredinho Pitta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee gave Clube Atlético dos Craque a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jorginho de Souza, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of BIRMINGHAM's Perivaldo Aparecido. 1-1. Rony Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of BIRMINGHAM booed when Clube Atlético dos Craque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ediberto Velloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodolfo Nogueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but José Pedro Ceresso made a huge save. BIRMINGHAM's Rony Cardoso got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Rony Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. José Pedro Ceresso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Pedro Ceresso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. José Pedro Ceresso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Breno Valle in the 58th minute of play. José Pedro Ceresso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rony Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tales Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético dos Craque's Lino da Rocha got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 67thth minute of the game Rony Cardoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clube Atlético dos Craque's José Pedro Ceresso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. José Pedro Ceresso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Breno Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tales Lara 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. 80 minutes into the match, BIRMINGHAM's goalkeeper Perivaldo Aparecido had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino da Rocha. In the 84thth minute of the game Rony Cardoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clube Atlético dos Craque's José Pedro Ceresso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Clube Atlético dos Craque's José Pedro Ceresso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Cardoso in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Cardoso in the 91st minute of play forced Clube Atlético dos Craque's goalkeeper José Pedro Ceresso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Rony Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the BIRMINGHAM defense, Lino da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Perivaldo Aparecido. The BIRMINGHAM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Perivaldo Aparecido should have stopped the shot. Clube Atlético dos Craque were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over BIRMINGHAM's much stronger midfield.