Arena 1903
Spectators: 10780 (Terracing: 8119,
Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 172) JFSP's Võ Gozali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henry in the 6th minute of play. Võ Gozali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Hermes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Flaco López made a precise shot to the right of Zé Carlos Britto. Pragmáticos 1903's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 20th minute, Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. When Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JFSP's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henry in the 25th minute of play forced JFSP's goalkeeper Võ Gozali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pragmáticos 1903's Zé Carlos Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pietro Sales in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute Pietro Sales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Carlos Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. JFSP's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Thierry Henry scored to the left of an out of position Võ Gozali, making the score, 2-1. With his leg Võ Gozali managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Pragmáticos 1903's Ruud Gullit fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flaco López to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, JFSP's goal looked a bit too open when Ruud Gullit came free, but Võ Gozali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ramón Silva fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pragmáticos 1903's protests and gave Ramón Silva a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ramón Silva hit a great ball. JFSP's Hermínio Meirelles was substituted for Matheus Quirino. Ramón Silva hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Pragmáticos 1903's Zé Carlos Britto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Pragmáticos 1903 from getting a goal against them. After 73 played minutes Pragmáticos 1903 got a freekick which was hit by Ruud Gullit. After 76 played minutes Pragmáticos 1903 got a freekick which was hit by Thierry Henry. Pedro Paulo Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Zé Carlos Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pietro Sales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Pietro Sales in the 80th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Ramón Silva was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Pragmáticos 1903's Ramón Silva got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pragmáticos 1903's zone, Pedro Paulo Peixoto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Carlos Britto came out of the goal and Pedro Paulo Peixoto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 86 minutes, Thierry Henry managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pragmáticos 1903's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thierry Henry was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thierry Henry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thierry Henry to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Pragmáticos 1903's Walmyr Severo got a free kick in the 92nd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Maurício Pires in the 94th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pragmáticos 1903's Tião Maia. If Claudinei Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pragmáticos 1903's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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