League

Estádio Brumal
Spectators: 6788 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1350, VIP seats: 15) Zathun FC's Leandro de Amaral 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. Dé Porto hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Christian Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Leandro de Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Zathun FC 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 Leandro de Amaral couldn't finish the play. Christian Maia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adalmo Pimenta in the 13th minute. Allan Branco hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. When Leandro de Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Zathun FC 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 Leandro de Amaral couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fiori Baiano during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adalmo Pimenta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Christian Maia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Edson Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Natã Teixeira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adrianinho Sabóia having to make a save. Natã Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zathun FC's Leandro de Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Celsinho Cardoso to strike the kick off in the second half. Christian Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adalmo Pimenta in the 53rd minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Adalmo Pimenta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Maia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 66 minutes into the match, Atenas SC's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro de Amaral came free, but Christian Maia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Natã Teixeira was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 71st minute. Atenas SC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Yuri Nunes hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. If Leandro de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adalmo Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Celsinho Cardoso's late challenge caught a Zathun FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celsinho Cardoso helped the player get up and apologised. Celsinho Cardoso kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Natã Teixeira got free with Adrianinho Sabóia in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute, Celsinho Cardoso 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. The supporters of Zathun FC booed when Atenas SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente de Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zathun FC's Alex Albuquerque couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 94th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Atenas SC.