League

Estádio Capipi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Acarai EC's Durval Martins started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rafael Schmidt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Cláudio Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonas Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agenor de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Durval Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acarai EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Durval Martins was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Pernambucano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Schmidt in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Carlos Brasil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 18 minutes into the match, Acarai EC's goalkeeper João Carlos Brasil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cláudio Antunes. Rafael Schmidt hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Durval Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 played minutes Capipi SS got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Antunes. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cláudio Antunes got free with João Carlos Brasil in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. João Carlos Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Capipi SS's Jonas Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agenor de Senna in the 40th minute of play. Capipi SS's Jonas Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Martins in the 42nd minute of play. Zé Pedro Luz hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute of the match Vítor Terra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Carlos Brasil skillfully saved the ball.

When Durval Martins came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Acarai EC 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 Durval Martins couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio Antunes in the 55th minute of play forced Acarai EC's goalkeeper João Carlos Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Cláudio Antunes came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Capipi SS 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 Cláudio Antunes couldn't finish the play. João Carlos Brasil stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafael Schmidt's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. When Cláudio Antunes came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Capipi SS 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 Cláudio Antunes couldn't finish the play. 62 minutes into the match, Capipi SS's Rafael Schmidt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Carlos Brasil narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Agenor de Senna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonas Pernambucano having to make a save. A collision led to Capipi SS getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Giuseppe Sousa hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Rafael Schmidt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Carlos Brasil was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. After 74 played minutes Acarai EC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo Carioca. 77 minutes into the match, Acarai EC's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Sousa came free, but João Carlos Brasil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Cláudio Antunes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Carlos Brasil was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. João Carlos Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Schmidt, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafael Schmidt in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Carlos Brasil saved Acarai EC from getting behind. In the 93rd minute Rafael Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carlos Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roger Campidelis's late challenge caught a Capipi SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger Campidelis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 99th minute there was a penalty for Capipi SS. Elói Bittencourt stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving João Carlos Brasil. 2-0.