League

Arena Rio Pira
Spectators: 7406 (Terracing: 5555, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 148) Eme SC's Marcelinho Alvarenga 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. Eme SC's Mário Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ewan Lair in the 12th minute of play. Valentin Kaiet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Paulo Vasconcelos in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Ewan Lair made a precise shot to the right of Mário Veiga. Eme SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Piracity Futebol Virtual's Patrick Messias got a free kick in the 20th minute. Eme SC's Mário Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ewan Lair in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ewan Lair in the 30th minute of play forced Eme SC's goalkeeper Mário Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Eme SC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ewan Lair fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Alvarenga in the 37th minute of play forced Piracity Futebol Virtual's goalkeeper Valentin Kaiet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauã Braga might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mário Veiga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cauã Braga ran back to his position shaking his head. Eme SC's Mário Veiga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Eme SC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ewan Lair in the 48th minute of play forced Eme SC's goalkeeper Mário Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cauã Braga to make the kick off. A hard shot 55 in the game by Pedro Paulo Vasconcelos from a close distance when the talented Valentin Kaiet managed to make a qualified save. Piracity Futebol Virtual's players were relieved. After 56 minutes, Ernesto Moreno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eme SC and the Piracity Futebol Virtual players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Eme SC's Ernesto Moreno got a free kick in the 56th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Eme SC's zone, Magno da Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mário Veiga came out of the goal and Magno da Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patrick Messias charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patrick Messias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Piracity Futebol Virtual got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Messias. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Pedro Paulo Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eme SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Paulo Vasconcelos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Kaiet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 68th minute, Patrick Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Piracity Futebol Virtual's Cafu Valladares got a free kick in the 77th minute. Ernesto Moreno was shown his second yellow card after 81 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Eme SC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ernesto Moreno hit a great ball. Marcelinho Alvarenga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Valentin Kaiet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eme SC's goalkeeper Mário Veiga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 95th minute Cauã Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mário Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.