League

Estádio Rodovalho
Spectators: 6656 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) Arata's Jano Coelho 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. Jano Coelho might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filipe Vasconcelos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jano Coelho ran back to his position shaking his head. Yuri Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Augusto Paes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Augusto Paes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Pena in the 25th minute of play. PES United's Igor Camargo got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Claudinho Mattos fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arata's protests and gave Claudinho Mattos a yellow card for diving instead. After 31 played minutes Arata got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Mattos. Filipe Vasconcelos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jano Coelho's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Fernandão Carioca made a precise shot to the right of Filipe Vasconcelos. PES United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Arata's Rony Mesquita suffered a sore thigh after 42 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Róbson Marques fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PES United's protests and gave Róbson Marques a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, PES United's Róbson Marques got a free kick in the 44th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yuri Pena stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Arata defense, Oséas Lago kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Augusto Paes. The Arata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Augusto Paes should have stopped the shot. Pedro Augusto Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Arata's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Pena came free, but Pedro Augusto Paes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Andrézinho Arruda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Filipe Vasconcelos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Yuri Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Augusto Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Camargo, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 78th minute Eusébio Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Augusto Paes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernandão Carioca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Vasconcelos having to interfere. PES United's Filipe Vasconcelos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save PES United from getting a goal against them. In the 91st minute, Fernandão 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. A collision led to PES United getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Luiz de Almeida hit a great ball. Arata's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.