League

Companhia
Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alberto Falcão took the kick off in the first half of the match. Içara FC's Didi Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Leme in the 2nd minute of play. Róbson Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Sabóia having to interfere. When Alberto Falcão came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Içara FC 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 Alberto Falcão couldn't finish the play. After 24 minutes of play, Içara FC's Alberto Falcão made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Josué Jacinto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Severino Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Didi Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramiro Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Sabóia having to interfere. Severino Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Didi Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severino Leme to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dino de Souza got free with Josué Jacinto in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 54 minutes into the match, Companhia's goalkeeper Josué Jacinto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dino de Souza. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Içara FC's Alberto Falcão in the 56th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Josué Jacinto was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Companhia through an amazing save. If Ramiro Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Severino Leme made a precise shot to the right of Didi Sabóia. Içara FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ramiro Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Sabóia having to interfere. Josué Jacinto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dino de Souza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 77 minute of play. Didi Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro Carneiro in the 84th minute of play. Severino Leme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Sabóia having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, Içara FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino de Souza to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué Jacinto having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, Companhia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fernando Dantas to maneuver through the defense. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.