League

Estádio Cabo Antônio
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Osvaldo Donato took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gilmar Goiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Mauro Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute Rony Cardoso 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. Rony Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredinho Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Breno Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rony Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Fantini having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Olaria MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Pitta came free, but Mauro Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rony Cardoso in the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of BIRMINGHAM booed when Olaria MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldo Donato during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of BIRMINGHAM booed when Olaria MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredinho Pitta got in the 32nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Mauro Fantini handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Carlinhos Silveira hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Olaria MZ's Mauro Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Cardoso in the 40th minute of play. Rony Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Mauro Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

An unexpected shot in the 52nd minute by Rony Cardoso got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Olaria MZ's Mauro Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredinho Pitta in the 55th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th 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. Perivaldo Aparecido breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Macedo during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bernardo Macedo hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Rony Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. BIRMINGHAM's supporters rose to their feet, but Rony Cardoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mauro Fantini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Alfredinho Pitta came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the BIRMINGHAM 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 Alfredinho Pitta couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Olaria MZ booed when BIRMINGHAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilmar Goiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olaria MZ's Mauro Fantini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Olaria MZ from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle sounded BIRMINGHAM left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Olaria MZ.