League

Estádio Itaobi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dorian Koehler took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fred Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmílson das Neves having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Monica's goalkeeper Edmílson das Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelinho Travassos. The supporters of Iraty Sport Club booed when Monica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráusio Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivo Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benê de Senna in the 10th minute of play. After some careless play in the Iraty Sport Club defense, Dorian Koehler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivo Pires. The Iraty Sport Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivo Pires should have stopped the shot. Fernandão Medeiros charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernandão Medeiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Iraty Sport Club getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Fernandão Medeiros hit a great ball. Ivo Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorian Koehler in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Benê de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Iraty Sport Club's goal looked a bit too open when Dorian Koehler came free, but Ivo Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dorian Koehler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Dorian Koehler came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Monica 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 Dorian Koehler couldn't finish the play. Benê de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivo Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benê de Senna in the 34th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Iraty Sport Club's goal looked a bit too open when Benê de Senna came free, but Ivo Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dorian Koehler in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivo Pires saved Iraty Sport Club from getting behind. Monica's Dorian Koehler got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benê de Senna in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivo Pires saved Iraty Sport Club from getting behind. Iraty Sport Club's Ivo Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorian Koehler in the 40th minute of play. Edmílson das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Marques in the 46th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Marcelinho Travassos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iraty Sport Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelinho Travassos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edmílson das Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fred Marques was the one to do the kick off. Monica's Edmílson das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Marques in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Fred Marques's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edmílson das Neves was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Kaká Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kaká Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th minute Dorian Koehler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Dorian Koehler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benê de Senna got free with Ivo Pires in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivo Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudinei Fontes during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Claudinei Fontes hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Ismael Bittencourt sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Iraty Sport Club's Ivo Pires didn't even have to move. Carlinhos Chaves's late challenge caught a Monica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlinhos Chaves helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Monica booed when Iraty Sport Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlinhos Chaves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernandão Medeiros hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Benê de Senna got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thanks to some nice moves Benê de Senna could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Ivo Pires however easily saved by the left post. Dorian Koehler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ivo Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmílson das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelinho Travassos in the 97th minute of the match. Monica'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.