League

ROCH - ARENA
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Belmiro de Amaral started the match with the kick off. Roger de Moraes's late challenge caught a BANDOLEIROS osasco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger de Moraes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd minute, Roger de Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute of the match Frédson Sousa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Ramalho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, BANDOLEIROS osasco's Renan Fernandes got a free kick in the 19th minute. Leonel Pimenta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Ramalho having to interfere. Renan Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Danúbio getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Belmiro de Amaral hit a great ball. Billy Sandström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Billy Sandström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Billy Sandström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cristiano Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renan Fernandes charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renan Fernandes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Danúbio booed when BANDOLEIROS osasco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renan Fernandes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Danúbio's zone, Renan Fernandes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Reis came out of the goal and Renan Fernandes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frédson Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Danúbio's Roger de Moraes got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Frédson Sousa 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. If Leonel Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Renan Fernandes notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Danúbio's Cristiano Reis. Cristiano Reis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After recieving a nice pass, Danúbio's Clóvis dos Santos tried to score from far away in the 76th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Herman Myhr came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the BANDOLEIROS osasco 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 Herman Myhr couldn't finish the play. The supporters of BANDOLEIROS osasco booed when Danúbio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger de Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Pimenta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Ramalho having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. BANDOLEIROS osasco had played much better football throughout.