League

Maracana
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Fojo's Sílvio Antunes 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. With an all-out effort, Ripway Futebol Clube's Ricardinho Prata threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dito Moraes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Dito Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Fojo getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Tostão Guimarães hit a great ball. After 20th play minutes Dito Moraes shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ricardinho Prata and just under the crossbar into goal. When Emanuel Söderquist fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ripway Futebol Clube's protests and gave Emanuel Söderquist a yellow card for diving instead. After 27 played minutes Ripway Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Söderquist. In the 33rd minute, Sílvio Antunes made a precise shot to the right of Joonatan Engelberchs. Ripway Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Messias in the 40th minute of play forced Ripway Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Joonatan Engelberchs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fojo's Ricardinho Prata proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Fojo from getting a goal against them. Dito Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The score stood at 1-1 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 Dito Moraes to strike the kick off in the second half. Ricardinho Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benê Alagoano in the 57th minute of play. Joonatan Engelberchs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Messias in the 62nd minute of play forced Ripway Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Joonatan Engelberchs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ripway Futebol Clube's Joel-Benjamin Pinheiro got a free kick in the 68th minute. After some careless play in the Ripway Futebol Clube defense, Sílvio Antunes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joonatan Engelberchs. The Ripway Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joonatan Engelberchs should have stopped the shot. Joonatan Engelberchs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Antunes in the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Joel-Benjamin Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, Vânderson Sampaio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joonatan Engelberchs was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Benê Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Benê Alagoano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardinho Prata. Fojo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benê Alagoano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Ricardinho Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benê Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Ripway Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Antunes came free, but Joonatan Engelberchs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ripway Futebol Clube's Joonatan Engelberchs proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Ripway Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Ricardinho Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Proença, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When César de Salles fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fojo's protests and gave César de Salles a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Fojo's César de Salles got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Fojo had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.