League

Villa Park Stadium
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dagoberto Mattos started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Aston Villa F.C defense, Dagoberto Mattos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Álvaro Cardozo. The Aston Villa F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Álvaro Cardozo should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagoberto Mattos in the 10th minute of play forced Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Furtado in the 16th minute of play forced Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alan Quintal in the 19th minute of the match. Tales Paiva kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Aston Villa F.C's Álvaro Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alan Quintal in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Aston Villa F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Barreto came free, but Álvaro Cardozo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tales Paiva in the 23rd minute of play forced ONZE GUEREIROS F.C's goalkeeper Christian Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Dias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Fabiano Pinheiro in the 24th minute. Álvaro Cardozo came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by ONZE GUEREIROS F.C's Gustavo Barreto. But to his dismay, Gustavo Barreto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Aston Villa F.C's Álvaro Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeu Reis in the 29th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Luiz Fabiano Pinheiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Christian Dias, 1-2. 34 minutes into the match, Dagoberto Mattos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Álvaro Cardozo. Aston Villa F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dagoberto Mattos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When Dagoberto Mattos came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the ONZE GUEREIROS F.C 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 Dagoberto Mattos couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute Dagoberto Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guga Mesquita lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luiz Fabiano Pinheiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Christian Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tales Paiva in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Cardozo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Barreto. Álvaro Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tales Paiva in the 58th minute of play forced ONZE GUEREIROS F.C's goalkeeper Christian Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dagoberto Mattos got free with Álvaro Cardozo in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes into the match, Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Cardozo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dagoberto Mattos. Álvaro Cardozo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 67th minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. The supporters of ONZE GUEREIROS F.C booed when Aston Villa F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário Corrêa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, ONZE GUEREIROS F.C's Dagoberto Mattos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Álvaro Cardozo. Álvaro Cardozo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Barreto in the 73rd minute of play forced Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, ONZE GUEREIROS F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fabiano Pinheiro came free, but Christian Dias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Aston Villa F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Barreto came free, but Álvaro Cardozo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Barreto in the 78th minute of play forced Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aston Villa F.C's Álvaro Cardozo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Aston Villa F.C from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Aston Villa F.C's Álvaro Cardozo got control of the ball when Alan Quintal tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Pinheiro in the 83rd minute of play forced ONZE GUEREIROS F.C's goalkeeper Christian Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aston Villa F.C's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Gustavo Barreto scored to the left of an out of position Álvaro Cardozo, making the score, 1-6. Christian Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tales Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Aston Villa F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Dagoberto Mattos came free, but Álvaro Cardozo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Aírton Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aston Villa F.C's Álvaro Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Barreto in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagoberto Mattos in the 96th minute of play forced Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Aston Villa F.C's Sidney Baptista got a free kick in the 97th minute. ONZE GUEREIROS F.C's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.