League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Arlindo dos Santos made the kick off and thus started the match. Renato Cerezo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arlindo dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arlindo dos Santos in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Renato Cerezo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arlindo dos Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Renato Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcus Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Maurinho Diniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Nelson Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renato Cerezo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arsenal - PE's Gustavo Dante got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Arsenal - PE's Olívio de Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maurinho Diniz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Costa in the 26th minute of play forced A.D.Cerquilhense's goalkeeper Maurinho Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 35 minutes into the match, A.D.Cerquilhense's goalkeeper Maurinho Diniz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Costa. A hard, long distance shot from Aílton Vinhas flew over the goal. A collision led to Arsenal - PE getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Marcus Costa hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Arsenal - PE defense, Nelson Perez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Renato Cerezo. The Arsenal - PE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Renato Cerezo should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olívio de Lara to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Marcus Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal - PE's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maurinho Diniz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th minute, Manfredo Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Marcus Costa 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. 59 minutes into the match, A.D.Cerquilhense's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Costa came free, but Maurinho Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Costa in the 61st minute of play forced A.D.Cerquilhense's goalkeeper Maurinho Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olívio de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, A.D.Cerquilhense's goal looked a bit too open when Olívio de Lara came free, but Maurinho Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to A.D.Cerquilhense getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Fernando Cunha hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Marcus Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurinho Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arlindo dos Santos in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Renato Cerezo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 85 minutes in the game Cristiano Brito did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Nelson Perez. Arlindo dos Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Renato Cerezo having to make a save. Maurinho Diniz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olívio de Lara in the 90th minute of play. If Olívio de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A.D.Cerquilhense were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Arsenal - PE's much stronger midfield.