League

Gigante do Norte
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nelsinho Peres took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Allan Monteiro fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Internacional Aru's protests and gave Allan Monteiro a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Apiacás Esporte Clube booed when Internacional Aru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Monteiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cauan Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Apiacás Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Lino de Queiroz hit a great ball. Nelsinho Peres blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baltazar Brasil having to make a save. Serginho Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 28 minutes into the match, Reynaldo Domingues notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Internacional Aru's Baltazar Brasil. Baltazar Brasil was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cauan Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Bittencourt having to interfere. After 42 minutes, Váldson Munhoz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Internacional Aru and the Apiacás Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Internacional Aru getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Váldson Munhoz hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Cauan Figueiredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serginho Bittencourt was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Beto Maia made a kick off. Renan Guimarães charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renan Guimarães the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Renan Guimarães hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Alexandre Cerezo struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Serginho Bittencourt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Internacional Aru. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nelsinho Peres in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baltazar Brasil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Internacional Aru getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Váldson Munhoz hit a great ball. In the 64th minute, Franklin Cerezo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Apiacás Esporte Clube's Nelsinho Peres in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Internacional Aru's goalie prevented a goal. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Internacional Aru's goalkeeper Baltazar Brasil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 77 minutes of play, Apiacás Esporte Clube's Reynaldo Domingues made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baltazar Brasil was left in no man's land by his defense there! Reynaldo Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Brasil having to interfere. If Nelsinho Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reynaldo Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beto Maia hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Peres in the 91st minute of play forced Internacional Aru's goalkeeper Baltazar Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Internacional Aru's zone, Nelsinho Peres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltazar Brasil came out of the goal and Nelsinho Peres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th match minute, Internacional Aru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Tepedino to maneuver through the defense.