League

Arapa
Spectators: 7134 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 40) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felippe Leal in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabrício Baptista saved Arapa from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Arapa's Dedé Paulista threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kauan Palmeira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 17th minute, Felippe Leal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The união f.c fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Arapa's Kauan Palmeira got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Clemente Carioca got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 31 minutes into the game, união f.c's Washington Reis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabrício Baptista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 34th play minutes Jeferson Gaspar shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Fabrício Baptista and just under the crossbar into goal. Fabrício Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aírton Zonta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeferson Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Fabrício Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Arapa's zone, Aírton Zonta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabrício Baptista came out of the goal and Aírton Zonta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabrício Baptista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeferson Gaspar in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half união f.c were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kauan Palmeira to make the kick off. Fabrício Baptista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felippe Leal in the 51st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Felippe Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. união f.c's supporters rose to their feet, but Felippe Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrício Baptista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabrício Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Washington Reis's late challenge caught a Arapa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Washington Reis helped the player get up and apologised. 59 minutes into the match, Arapa's goal looked a bit too open when Felippe Leal came free, but Fabrício Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arapa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Washington Reis scored to the left of an out of position Fabrício Baptista, making the score, 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Aírton Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot. união f.c's supporters rose to their feet, but Aírton Zonta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrício Baptista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 69 minutes into the match, Arapa's goalkeeper Fabrício Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeferson Gaspar. The supporters of união f.c booed when Arapa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltazar Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Gino Oliveira came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the união f.c 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 Gino Oliveira couldn't finish the play. Fabrício Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Arapa's Fabrício Baptista got control of the ball when Jeferson Gaspar tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arapa's Baltazar Medeiros got a free kick in the 75th minute. Fabrício Baptista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felippe Leal in the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Felippe Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrício Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Jeferson Gaspar made a precise shot to the right of Fabrício Baptista. Arapa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kauan Palmeira in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dedé Paulista saved união f.c from getting behind. Aírton Zonta kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Dedé Paulista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kauan Palmeira's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Arapa's goalkeeper Fabrício Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aírton Zonta. The união f.c supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing união f.c would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.