League

Europa
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aloísio Pereira started the match with the kick off. A hard shot by Washington Nogueira from long distance, 3 minutes into the match, got Geovanni Salgado's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. With his leg Geovanni Salgado managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Europa SS's Charles Mesquita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elói Goiano during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Balaiada booed when Europa SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elói Goiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredão Dionísio in the 11th minute of play forced Europa SS's goalkeeper Geovani Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélder Schmidt hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Europa SS's Geovani Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edinho Baiano in the 13th minute of play. Charles Mesquita in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Geovanni Salgado, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Edmundo Aguiar hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. With his leg Geovanni Salgado managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Europa SS's Charles Mesquita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marcinho Terra charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcinho Terra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, Balaiada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcinho Terra to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 30 minutes, Aloísio Pereira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Europa SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aloísio Pereira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edinho Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geovani Rezende came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Balaiada's Alfredão Dionísio. But to his dismay, Alfredão Dionísio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfredão Dionísio was the one to do the kick off. If Alfredão Dionísio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aloísio Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Alfredão Dionísio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovani Rezende was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Europa SS's goalkeeper Geovani Rezende, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Balaiada's Geovanni Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloísio Pereira in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Balaiada's Marcinho Terra got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Aloísio Pereira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balaiada's Geovanni Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Geovanni Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aloísio Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edinho Baiano in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Geovani Rezende, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Geovani Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcinho Terra in the 80th minute of the match. Geovani Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredão Dionísio in the 81st minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Balaiada's Alfredão Dionísio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geovani Rezende narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edinho Baiano got free with Geovani Rezende in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Balaiada's Alfredão Dionísio got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Geovanni Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio Pereira in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Luís Gustavo Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.