League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 6850 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute Hugo Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hortêncio Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Gustavsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johnny Babylon took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hortêncio Berger. Hortêncio Berger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Cido Cardozo put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Su Xiang Chuan. 17 minutes into the match, Cido Cardozo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Su Xiang Chuan, 2-1. In the 19th minute, Eurico Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cido Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With 31 minutes on the clock, Moisés Linhares commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for A.C.Mandala. Johnny Babylon stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hortêncio Berger. 2-2. Eurico Cardozo hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

If Luís Paulo Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute Johnny Babylon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hortêncio Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorival Leão in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, A.C.Mandala's Tomas Gustavsson got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Cido Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. BRASIL.Sp's Hortêncio Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnny Babylon in the 81st minute of play. Su Xiang Chuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cido Cardozo in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute of the match BRASIL.Sp got a corner. A.C.Mandala's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Paulo Barbosa ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 91st match minute, A.C.Mandala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikkel Beck to maneuver through the defense. Luís Paulo Barbosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Su Xiang Chuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.