League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7112 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 5) After 3 minutes of play, Pichuri AD's Carlos Teixeira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tiago Souza was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Carlos Teixeira sped through Caraguá's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tiago Souza. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valério Sousa during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Caraguá getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Valério Sousa hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Teixeira in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiago Souza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Teixeira in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiago Souza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Caraguá defense, Olavo de Sena kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiago Souza. The Caraguá fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiago Souza should have stopped the shot. When Olavo de Sena fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pichuri AD's protests and gave Olavo de Sena a yellow card for diving instead. Valério Sousa was shown his second yellow card after 32 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Caraguá getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Valério Sousa hit a great ball. When Pichuri AD's Carlos Teixeira in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caraguá's goalie prevented a goal. In the 35th match minute, Caraguá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. Tiago Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The audience was convinced that Olavo de Sena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Souza was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Carlos Teixeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Souza was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After 41 minutes, Nestor Saldanha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caraguá and the Pichuri AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nestor Saldanha kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Tiago Souza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olavo de Sena's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Tiago Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo de Sena in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Pichuri AD made a substitution. Robinho de Sena replaced Durval Figueiredo. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nestor Saldanha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match, Olavo de Sena tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tiago Souza saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 59th minute, Carlos Teixeira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pichuri AD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Pichuri AD's Serginho Bittencourt came free and shot a quick shot against goal 64 minutes in the game, fortunately Tiago Souza had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After 65 minutes Caraguá's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Cabral who took care of the corner kick. Jaime Cabral made a great header on Pichuri AD's corner, it was just that Caraguá's Tiago Souza managed to reach the ball for a save. Olavo de Sena took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tiago Souza. Tiago Souza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Pichuri AD's Serginho Bittencourt was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 70th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Tiago Souza made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Serginho Bittencourt sent off a good shot on target. Caraguá's Tiago Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olavo de Sena in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute of the match Jaime Cabral sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tiago Souza skillfully saved the ball. In the 80th minute, Olavo de Sena fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tiago Souza, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, Caraguá's Raí Salgado got a free kick in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, Olavo de Sena notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Caraguá's Tiago Souza. Tiago Souza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In a very dangerous position, a player in Caraguá fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! Serginho Bittencourts short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Tiago Souza to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Caraguá's Tiago Souza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Caraguá from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the game, Deivid Mattos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caraguá's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pichuri AD the free kick. Serginho Bittencourts short, quick shot in the 100thth minute got Tiago Souza to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 103 in the game by Serginho Bittencourt from a close distance when the talented Tiago Souza managed to make a qualified save. Caraguá's players were relieved.