League

Beira Rio
Spectators: 7246 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afonsinho Soeiro started the match with the kick off. Laerte Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Paraense in the 10th minute of the match. Afonsinho Soeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laerte Alves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Afonsinho Soeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laerte Alves. sport clube seco's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Afonsinho Soeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roger Paraense in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Laerte Alves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Paraense in the 19th minute of play forced sport clube seco's goalkeeper Laerte Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Pinto booed when sport clube seco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráuzio Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roger Paraense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Laerte Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roger Paraense took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Laerte Alves. Laerte Alves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. If Willian Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, sport clube seco's Valdemar de Sousa got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Pinto's Roger Paraense sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laerte Alves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roger Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laerte Alves having to interfere. In the 41stth minute of the game Afonsinho Soeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but sport clube seco's Laerte Alves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Valdemar Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jorginho de Queiroz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, sport clube seco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Barral to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Roger Paraense notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of sport clube seco's Laerte Alves. Laerte Alves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 59 minutes, Roger Paraense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pinto's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roger Paraense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Roger Paraense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laerte Alves made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Roger Paraense sent off a good shot on target. In the 69th minute Afonsinho Soeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laerte Alves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laerte Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonsinho Soeiro in the 75th minute of the match. Afonsinho Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Laerte Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laerte Alves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Paraense in the 83rd minute. Afonsinho Soeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonsinho Soeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pinto'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.