League

Forte do Leme
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Rendenção EC's Mané Saraiva 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. In the 3rd minute, Alex da Silva made a precise shot to the right of Maicon Vieira. Leme Chargers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Rendenção EC's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Silva came free, but Arlindo Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maicon Vieira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Saldanha in the 9th minute of the match. Rendenção EC's Arlindo Aguiar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Rendenção EC from getting a goal against them. Rendenção EC's Arlindo Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Silva in the 12th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mané Saraiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maicon Vieira was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fabiano Saldanha in the 16th minute of play forced Leme Chargers's goalkeeper Maicon Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leme Chargers's Maicon Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex da Silva in the 17th minute of play. Maicon Vieira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Fabiano Saldanha went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Maicon Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Saldanha in the 21st minute of play. After 22 minutes of play, Rendenção EC's Alex da Silva made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maicon Vieira was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute, Alex da Silva 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. Maicon Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Saldanha in the 28th minute of play. Maicon Vieira came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Rendenção EC's Alex da Silva. But to his dismay, Alex da Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Alex da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristiano Matorin hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After having played for 34 minutes, Luís Fabiano Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rendenção EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Fabiano Saldanha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Rendenção EC's goalkeeper Arlindo Aguiar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tostão da Costa. Rendenção EC's Alex da Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leme Chargers's Maicon Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fabiano Saldanha in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Alex da Silva 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 Luís Fabiano Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The supporters of Rendenção EC booed when Leme Chargers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Leme Chargers's zone, Alex da Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maicon Vieira came out of the goal and Alex da Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Mané Saraiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maicon Vieira was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the game, Luís Paulo da Cunha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leme Chargers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rendenção EC the free kick. In the 58th minute, Luís Paulo da Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Luís Fabiano Saldanha made a precise shot to the right of Maicon Vieira. Leme Chargers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After having played for 62 minutes, Luís Fabiano Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rendenção EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Fabiano Saldanha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Fabiano Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maicon Vieira having to interfere. Luís Fabiano Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mané Saraiva in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maicon Vieira, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Leme Chargers's Cristiano Matorin got a free kick in the 74th minute. Alex da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Fabiano Saldanha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alex da Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Rendenção EC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Jeremias de Barros hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ademir Falcão during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Rendenção EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ademir Falcão to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute of the match Gilberto Branco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arlindo Aguiar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Maicon Vieira didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 94th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. Rendenção EC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.