League

Castelhano
Spectators: 7140 (Terracing: 5356, Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sílvio Mello made the kick off which started today's match. Burro da Central's Benê Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Mello in the 4th minute of play. Virgílio Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Benê Quintal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celsinho Jacinto in the 8th minute. Benê Quintal was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Sílvio Mello capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sílvio Mello really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Celsinho Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Benê Quintal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bruninho Soeiro during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Burro da Central was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magno Favoretto to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Burro da Central's goalkeeper Benê Quintal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Sílvio Mello fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Benê Quintal, passed just outside the right post. 33 minutes into the match, Celsinho Jacinto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benê Quintal. Burro da Central's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Celsinho Jacinto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Nelsinho Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Celsinho Jacinto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benê Quintal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. After 39 played minutes Burro da Central got a freekick which was hit by Lauro Barral. Benê Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Mello in the 41st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Sílvio Mello took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Benê Quintal to make any attempt to save it. Sílvio Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raúl Zanette stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Edgar Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Burro da Central's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgar Mendonça was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edgar Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 56 played minutes Castelhano got a freekick which was hit by Válter Porto. Edgar Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 62nd minute of the match, Bruninho Soeiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nelsinho Pitta saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Benê Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho Jacinto in the 65th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Burro da Central's zone, Sílvio Mello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benê Quintal came out of the goal and Sílvio Mello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Burro da Central's Benê Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Mello in the 77th minute of play. Benê Quintal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celsinho Jacinto went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Benê Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Edgar Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Raúl Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgar Mendonças short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got Nelsinho Pitta to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Burro da Central players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Castelhano.