Welcome to the match between Natal forest and So Paulo town

2'

Vítor Mata stepped up and drifted the corner in.

Henrique Almeida won the aerial challenge against Adalberto Rocha, then cushioned a headed pass.

Germano Mata looked certain to score but Mariano Freitas blocked him.

4'

Fausto Pinho blocked Jordão Melo before Jordão Melo attempted to deliver the ball.

5'

Luciano Franco tried to use his skill to go past Xavier Soares but it failed.

7'

Vítor Mata directed the ball nicely to Fausto Pinho, Fausto Pinho picked up on the ball before Jordão Melo could intercept.

Fausto Pinho laid it forward to Armando Victore, Marco Fonseca failed to intercept the pass.

Armando Victore had a go on goal but Mariano Freitas cleared the ball to safety.

9'

Fausto Pinho tried to get onto the pass but he overhit the pass as he had been pressured by Jordão Melo.

10'

Vítor Mata tried to score from long range but Marco Fonseca blocked him.

12'

Jordão Melo jinked confidently past Fausto Pinho.

Jordão Melo attempted a cheeky lob from 20 yards but Vítor Mata charged down the shot.

13'

Jordão Melo hit towards goal from 30 yards out but Fausto Pinho cleared the ball from danger.

14'

Vítor Mata tried to pass the ball forward but Marco Fonseca coolly intercepted the pass.

15'

Xavier Mendes tried to get onto the pass but he misjudged the pass as he had been pressured by Luciano Franco.

17'

Vicente Victore tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Mauro Santos.

19'

Marco Fonseca blocked Fausto Pinho in a good, clean tackle before Fausto Pinho attempted to deliver the ball.

20'

Vinícius Coelho tried to get past Mauro Santos but Mauro Santos didn't allow.

21'

Vicente Victore played a great ball for Vinícius Coelho, Vinícius Coelho took it in his stride before Mauro Santos could intercept.

Vinícius Coelho dribbled past Diogo Maria.

Vinícius Coelho bent it from medium range but Mauro Santos scrambled the ball away.

22'

Jordão Melo tried to move the ball forward but Fausto Pinho blocked it.

23'

Germano Mata had the strength to hold off Xavier Mendes.

Germano Mata struck a medium range piledriver but Xavier Soares made the clearance.

24'

Vítor Mata dribbled past Xavier Mendes.

Vítor Mata bent it from medium range. Xavier Soares approached too late to clear the danger.

But Vítor Mata blazed it over the bar ... It was an epic miss.

26'

Xavier Mendes flicked the ball over Luciano Franco's head !.

Xavier Mendes tried to dart past Germano Mata but Germano Mata dispossessed Xavier Mendes.

27'

Diogo Maria hit a fierce shot from 40 yards but Vinícius Coelho cleared the ball.

29'

Jordão Melo hit it high and hard towards goal from 30 yards. Luciano Franco didn't read the game well enough to block it.

But Jordão Melo put it wide ... It was an epic miss.

30'

Germano Mata took the corner kick but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

34'

Mauro Santos tried to get past Vinícius Coelho but Mauro Santos lost the ball to Vinícius Coelho.

35'

Vítor Mata unleashed a fierce drive high past Jordão Melo towards goal from 40 yards.

But it was horribly wide of the target ... It was a poor miss from Vítor Mata. He looked like he was short of match practice.

36'

Jordão Melo tried to pass the ball forward but his possession was lost through a tackle by Diogo Maria.

37'

Marco Romão went across to take the corner but it was cut out easily by the opposition.

39'

Germano Mata dribbled past Xavier Soares.

Germano Mata darted past Xavier Mendes.

Germano Mata found himself with plenty of time and fired in a shot at goal. Mariano Freitas couldn't reach it.

Germano Mata left Evaristo Achilles with an easy save.

40'

Luciano Franco lost the ball to Vinícius Coelho's block tackle before Luciano Franco tried to get onto the pass.

41'

Poor corner kick delivered by Jordão Melo that went straight to the opposition.

42'

Xavier Mendes took the ball past Luciano Franco.

Xavier Mendes swung in a float cross, Germano Mata failed to intercept the pass.

Estevão De Santigo got up above Marco Romão, then headed clear the danger.

43'

Vinícius Coelho tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but Germano Mata found himself in the way of the ball.

45'

Germano Mata jinked confidently past Xavier Soares.

Germano Mata tried to supply a float cross but Xavier Mendes cut it out.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both teams went in for their half-time break which and we are all square. .Natal forest maintained 50% of possession and 50% for So Paulo town. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46'

Germano Mata got past Xavier Soares.

Germano Mata tried to cross into the box but Xavier Mendes did well to pick out and intercept that cross.

47'

Diogo Maria tried to dribble past Vinícius Coelho but Vinícius Coelho nicked the ball from the toes of Diogo Maria.

48'

Jordão Melo tried to jink past Vítor Mata but Vítor Mata blocked Jordão Melo.

50'

Diogo Maria attempted to feed the high ball but The ball ricocheted off Vicente Victore.

52'

Xavier Mendes easily got past the challenge of Luciano Franco.

Xavier Mendes attempted a cheeky lob from 20 yards but the shot cannoned off Germano Mata.

53'

Xavier Mendes passed along the floor for Marco Romão to pick it up, Luciano Franco tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Perfectly timed block tackle by Germano Mata before Marco Romão tried to get onto the pass.

54'

Augusto De Santigo tried to jink past Diogo Maria but Diogo Maria blocked Augusto De Santigo in a good, clean tackle.

55'

Jordão Melo tried to get past Fausto Pinho but his possession is lost through a tackle by Fausto Pinho.

56'

Xavier Mendes chipped it forward to Marco Romão, Luciano Franco couldn't cut it.

Marco Romão found himself in some space and struck it. Casimiro Duarte couldn't reach it.

Feliciano Silva managed to get a hand to it and turn it behind.

57'

Fausto Pinho tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Marco Fonseca.

59'

Jordão Melo was outpaced by Vítor Mata.

Vítor Mata hit it hard with the outside of his foot from distance. Marco Fonseca wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Saved by Evaristo Achilles .

60'

Jordão Melo surged past Fausto Pinho!.

Jordão Melo dribbled past Vítor Mata.

Jordão Melo tried to pass the ball forward but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Fausto Pinho.

61'

Jordão Melo picked up Vicente Victore's long ball, Mauro Santos failed to intercept the pass.

Good play by Jordão Melo in making himself some space and unleashed a fierce drive high at goal. Estevão De Santigo couldn't reach it.

But it was horribly wide of the target ... It was a wasted opportunity.

62'

Marco Fonseca held up the ball, evading the challenge of Fausto Pinho and blasted a banana shot from long range.

Feliciano Silva saved superbly and held the ball.

64'

Diogo Maria looked to play the ball long to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under pressure from Vinícius Coelho.

65'

Fausto Pinho tried to feed the high ball but The ball cannoned off Jordão Melo.

66'

Luciano Franco tried to sprint past Xavier Soares but Xavier Soares took the ball away from Luciano Franco.

67'

The freekick was quickly taken by Xavier Soares. The ball missed to the right of the goal.

68'

The referee reached into his pocket and pulled out a yellow card for Casimiro Duarte.

Diogo Maria unleashed a fierce drive high at goal from 35 yards. Xavier Soares failed to charge down the shot.

Evaristo Achilles managed to get himself between the ball and the goal.

69'

Germano Mata tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

70'

Diogo Maria tried to lift the ball forward but The ball struck Vinícius Coelho.

73'

Fausto Pinho blocked Jordão Melo before Jordão Melo tried to pass the ball.

75'

Jordão Melo faked a shot before cutting Luciano Franco in a different direction.

Jordão Melo curled the ball in at goal from distance. Fausto Pinho didn't read the game well enough to block it.

Feliciano Silva turned the ball behind.

78'

Vicente Victore laid it forward to Vinícius Coelho, Vinícius Coelho trapped the ball nicely before Luciano Franco could cut it out.

Vinícius Coelho tried to whip in a low cross but it was a poor ball as he was under too much pressure from Germano Mata.

80'

Estevão De Santigo block tackled Jordão Melo before Jordão Melo could pass the ball.

82'

Marco Fonseca delivered the ball to Jordão Melo, Fausto Pinho failed to reach the ball.

Jordão Melo made an attempt to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Vítor Mata.

86'

Jordão Melo passed the ball perfectly to Vicente Victore, Diogo Maria tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Vicente Victore tried to skip past the challenge of Mauro Santos but Mauro Santos denied.

87'

Poor corner kick by Mariano Freitas. He sent the corner straight to the opposition.

88'

Vicente Victore attempted to chip the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Mauro Santos.

89'

Vicente Victore played a perfect pass for Vinícius Coelho, the ball was picked up by Vinícius Coelho before Fausto Pinho could cut it out.

Vinícius Coelho attempted to chip the ball forward but it was a poor ball as he was under too much pressure from Mauro Santos.

91'

Vinícius Coelho stepped up and struck the freekick. But he hit it not high enough to get over the wall.

93'

Vicente Victore tried to jink past Fausto Pinho but Fausto Pinho won the ball from Vicente Victore.

End Match Natal forest 0 - 0 So Paulo town