League

Argenta
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) FC Catalunha's Claudinei Lucas 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. In the 4th minute, Bruninho de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guaberto Elodio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vito de Godoi having to make a save. Vito de Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Elodio in the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th minute of the match, Ciccio Biagetti got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nelsinho Alvarenga was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 9 minutes into the match, Taurus Assoc. de Futebol's goalkeeper Nelsinho Alvarenga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudinei Lucas. Wiliam Gerber hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Catalunha's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Basílio Ribeiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Taurus Assoc. de Futebol's players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guaberto Elodio in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vito de Godoi saved FC Catalunha from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Guaberto Elodio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vito de Godoi was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. If Abdelnacer Zarabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 34th minute, Lenílson Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guaberto Elodio might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vito de Godoi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guaberto Elodio ran back to his position shaking his head. Vito de Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Elodio in the 38th minute of the match. Taurus Assoc. de Futebol's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Basílio Ribeiro in the 40th minute. Nicodim Vătăşel made a great header on Taurus Assoc. de Futebol's corner, it was just that FC Catalunha's Vito de Godoi managed to reach the ball for a save. Maurício Paulista charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurício Paulista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Taurus Assoc. de Futebol getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Maurício Paulista hit a great ball. The FC Catalunha players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Taurus Assoc. de Futebol were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guaberto Elodio made a kick off. Väino Kaasik hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Vito de Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elivélton Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Taurus Assoc. de Futebol were awarded a corner. Basílio Ribeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Catalunha's goalie and right to Wiliam Gerber. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Catalunha's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Lenílson Massa's late challenge caught a Taurus Assoc. de Futebol's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lenílson Massa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Catalunha's Lenílson Massa got a free kick in the 70th minute. FC Catalunha made a substitution. Celso Cardozo replaced Bruninho de Almeida. In the 71st match minute, FC Catalunha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lenílson Massa to maneuver through the defense. If Guaberto Elodio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lenílson Massa hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Vito de Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guaberto Elodio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Abdelnacer Zarabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelsinho Alvarenga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 played minutes Taurus Assoc. de Futebol got a freekick which was hit by Guaberto Elodio. After having played for 92 minutes, Guaberto Elodio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taurus Assoc. de Futebol's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guaberto Elodio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Taurus Assoc. de Futebol's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.