League

O Castelo Rapid
Spectators: 7209 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1300, VIP seats: 150) In the 4th minute, Vlajko Marotić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapid SA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Rapid SA's Luís Travassos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Paranaense in the 9th minute of play. Luís Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Machado in the 13th minute of the match. Vlajko Marotić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Moses Mos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pucazeiro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Faouzi Fergani was slow to take the kick. During this time Rapid SA's players had a chance to rest. Vlajko Marotić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moses Mos having to interfere. Moses Mos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vlajko Marotić in the 28th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 34 minutes into the game, when Murillo Guimarães put in a rough tackle. The referee gave Pucazeiro a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Caio Palmeira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rapid SA's Luís Travassos. 1-1. Faouzi Fergani struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Moses Mos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rapid SA. Daffa Pangkali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vlajko Marotić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Moses Mos made a huge save. 46 minutes into the match, Rapid SA's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Paranaense came free, but Luís Travassos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vlajko Marotić struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Moses Mos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rapid SA.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Paranaense stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Rapid SA's Vlajko Marotić nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Moses Mos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Allan Trevisan's late challenge caught a Pucazeiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Allan Trevisan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57thth minute of the game Pedro Paranaense who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rapid SA's Luís Travassos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Paranaense in the 58th minute of play forced Rapid SA's goalkeeper Luís Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Pucazeiro's Fernando Machado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Travassos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vlajko Marotić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Moses Mos having to make a save. In the 74th minute of the match, Pedro Paranaense tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Travassos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 78th minute Pedro Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Travassos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Rapid SA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Arósio to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd match minute, Rapid SA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Arósio to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rapid SA's goalkeeper Luís Travassos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Rômulo Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapid SA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. When Rômulo Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Rapid SA 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 Rômulo Carvalho couldn't finish the play. Rapid SA made a substitution. Alan Magalhães replaced Emiliano Distiratsu. Luís Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Paranaense in the 97th minute of the match.