League

Estádio Araticum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Eduardo Botelho 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. Thomás Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Botelho in the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moisés Gaspar in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomás Almeida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Araticum getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Edmundo Oliveira hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Araticum's Nelson Azevedo got a free kick in the 17th minute. Araticum's Aílton Mandrak got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute of the match Cícero Peixoto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thomás Almeida skillfully saved the ball. When Arvoredo's Eduardo Botelho in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Araticum's goalie prevented a goal. Araticum's Thomás Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moisés Gaspar in the 39th minute of play. If Natã Meireles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aílton Mandrak was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Arvoredo getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Eugênio Varela hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Edmundo Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Arvoredo's Nildo Cabral got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 71st minute Aílton Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oséas Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Arvoredo's Thomás Almeida threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eduardo Botelho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Aílton Mandrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Oséas Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eduardo Botelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Thomás Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Araticum fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Araticum's Natã Meireles looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Moisés Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Almeida having to interfere. In the 95th minute Eduardo Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Eduardo Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Araticum support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.