League

Upatininga
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Moisés Dracena started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. José Pedro Matorin hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Gerson Sarmento took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luiz Fábio Paes. Pantanal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pantanal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! When Gerson Sarmento fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haridades F.C's protests and gave Gerson Sarmento a yellow card for diving instead. After 15 played minutes Haridades F.C got a freekick which was hit by Gerson Sarmento. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Koller got free with Ronaldinho Pernambucano in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Pantanal booed when Haridades F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerson Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ronaldinho Pernambucano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Koller in the 22nd minute. When Pantanal's Caco Andrade in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Haridades F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Ronaldinho Pernambucano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Koller in the 26th minute. Jan Koller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Ronaldinho Pernambucano made a huge save. Ronaldinho Pernambucano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Koller in the 30th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Pantanal's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Siqueira came free, but Luiz Fábio Paes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Fábio Paes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moisés Dracena in the 43rd minute of the match. If Jan Koller 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 crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jan Koller to strike the kick off in the second half. Caco Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ronaldinho Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronaldinho Pernambucano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Ponta in the 56th minute of the match. Ronaldinho Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caco Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Moisés Dracena who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Luiz Fábio Paes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caco Andrade in the 61st minute of play forced Haridades F.C's goalkeeper Ronaldinho Pernambucano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Haridades F.C getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Gerson Sarmento hit a great ball. Jan Koller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Haridades F.C getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Gerson Sarmento hit a great ball. Jan Koller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Pernambucano having to interfere. Jan Koller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Pernambucano having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Ernesto Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 97th minute, Jan Koller left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pantanal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.