League

Estádio Ca o Du
Spectators: 6543 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 143) Maracuja's Álvaro de Castro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cícero Quadros charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cícero Quadros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ca o Du getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Cícero Quadros hit a great ball. Cícero Quadros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Murillo Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Jeferson Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maracuja's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeferson Ferreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Álvaro de Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augusto Almeida was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Álvaro de Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Augusto Almeida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Augusto Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeferson Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute, Luís Gustavo da Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maracuja's Álvaro de Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Augusto Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeferson Ferreira in the 23rd minute of the match. Murillo Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Quadros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murillo Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Quadros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th match minute, Ca o Du was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fabiano Furtado to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Ferreira in the 36th minute of play forced Ca o Du's goalkeeper Augusto Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Almeida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Álvaro de Castro went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Murillo Antunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adelino Quadros in the 43rd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ca o Du's goalkeeper Augusto Almeida, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cícero Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Adelino Quadros 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Jeferson Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maracuja's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeferson Ferreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Álvaro de Castro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Augusto Almeida having to make a save. Álvaro de Castro 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. In the 74th minute, Jeferson Ferreira 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. In the 75th minute, Luís Gustavo da Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Jeferson Ferreira 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. Augusto Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aírton de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Murillo Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Gustavo da Fonseca in the 87th minute of the match. Cícero Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.