League

Morumbi
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cícero Azevedo made the kick off which started today's match. If Richard Hjortstrøm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Hjortstrøm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Luiz Fabiano Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Waldir Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the game, BRC Weed Dogs MZC's Richard Hjortstrøm nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Fabiano Donatello made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luiz Fabiano Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erivaldo Pena in the 16th minute of the match. Richard Hjortstrøm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 23 minutes, Erivaldo Pena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BRC Weed Dogs MZC and the São Paulo F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Erivaldo Pena hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Dadá Sergipano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ismael de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael de Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dadá Sergipano's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. When São Paulo F.C.'s Cícero Azevedo in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BRC Weed Dogs MZC's goalie prevented a goal. Richard Hjortstrøm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Fabiano Donatello stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nilmar Donato's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute of the match, Cícero Azevedo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ismael de Alcântara saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Waldir Vander kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ismael de Alcântara. That made the score 1-1 in the 33 minute of play. Luiz Fabiano Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Hjortstrøm in the 36th minute of the match. São Paulo F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Pena in the 41st minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Richard Hjortstrøm stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ismael de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dadá Sergipano in the 53rd minute of play. When São Paulo F.C.'s Dadá Sergipano in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BRC Weed Dogs MZC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58th match minute, BRC Weed Dogs MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erivaldo Pena to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dadá Sergipano in the 65th minute of play forced BRC Weed Dogs MZC's goalkeeper Ismael de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard Hjortstrøm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dadá Sergipano in the 70th minute of play forced BRC Weed Dogs MZC's goalkeeper Ismael de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Nilmar Donato 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. Ismael de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cícero Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Ismael de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cícero Azevedo in the 79th minute of the match. Ismael de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cícero Azevedo in the 80th minute of the match. Cícero Azevedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ismael de Alcântara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cícero Azevedo ran back to his position shaking his head. Ismael de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Azevedo in the 84th minute of play. Ismael de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Vander in the 86th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the BRC Weed Dogs MZC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for São Paulo F.C..