League

Xanere
Spectators: 7355 (Terracing: 5517, Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 147) Sabadini's Antônio Carlos Berger 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. When Antônio Carlos Berger came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Sabadini 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 Antônio Carlos Berger couldn't finish the play. Júlio de Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Carlos Alberto Linhares made a huge save. In the 8th match minute, Sabadini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frederico Tavares to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Sabadini's Carlos Alberto Linhares got control of the ball when Betão Meirelles tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute, Júlio de Barros 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 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xanere's goalkeeper Rogério Cenić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Antônio Carlos Berger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Cenić was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 22nd minute Cícero Breckenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Alberto Linhares had great luck who in the 23rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Cícero Breckenfeld from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. A collision led to Sabadini getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Pedrinho Mesquita hit a great ball. Betão Meirelles got in the 28th minute a good position and tried a long shot which to a great surprise passed a very astonished Carlos Alberto Linhares. This was a shot which ended in a score of 1-0. Osvaldo Romero's late challenge caught a Sabadini's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldo Romero helped the player get up and apologised. After 31 played minutes Xanere got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Romero. In the 34th minute Cícero Breckenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flávio Vieira hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Júlio de Barros could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Carlos Alberto Linhares however easily saved by the left post. If Cícero Breckenfeld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rogério Cenić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Carlos Berger in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45thth minute of the game Antônio Carlos Berger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xanere's Rogério Cenić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cícero Breckenfeld to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Sabadini's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio de Barros came free, but Carlos Alberto Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Júlio de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedrinho Mesquita charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedrinho Mesquita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Xanere booed when Sabadini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrinho Mesquita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Júlio de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Carlos Alberto Linhares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Sabadini's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio de Barros came free, but Carlos Alberto Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Cícero Breckenfeld 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 66thth minute of the game Cícero Breckenfeld who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sabadini's Carlos Alberto Linhares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rogério Cenić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Carlos Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 1-1 became the score in the 78th minute when Antônio Carlos Berger elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Cícero Breckenfeld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eurico de Barros hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Júlio de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Carlos Alberto Linhares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Alberto Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Breckenfeld in the 88th minute of play. After 89 played minutes Sabadini got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Gustavo Cabral. In the 90th minute Cícero Breckenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute Osvaldo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Xanere getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Cícero Breckenfeld hit a great ball. Xanere were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.