League

Areal Arena
Spectators: 7183 (Terracing: 5389, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Fausto Moura made the kick off and thus started the match. Itaquarari's Júnior Lucas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Itaquarari from getting a goal against them. Giovanni Maia scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celsinho Passos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Wellington Barros fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itaquarari's protests and gave Wellington Barros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th match minute, Itaquarari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wellington Barros to maneuver through the defense. Narciso Rosa got in the 20th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of Júnior Lucas and thus it was 1-1. Fausto Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Júnior Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Giovanni Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Itaquarari booed when Areal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cléberson Fernandes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renatinho Valadares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Passos having to interfere. The supporters of Itaquarari booed when Areal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vágner Tróia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Célio Sergipano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Júnior Lucas. Itaquarari's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Célio Sergipano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 42nd minute, Ian Lira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Renatinho Valadares made the kick off in the second half. Celsinho Passos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giovanni Maia in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the game, Cléberson Fernandes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Areal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itaquarari the free kick. Renatinho Valadares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Passos having to interfere. In the 56th match minute, Areal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vágner Tróia to maneuver through the defense. If Renatinho Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. During the 64th minute of the match Wellington Barros completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Wellington Barros a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Wellington Barros hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Júnior Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 72 minutes, Ian Lira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itaquarari and the Areal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Narciso Rosa sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Itaquarari's Júnior Lucas didn't even have to move. In the 75th minute, Célio Sergipano 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. Júnior Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Célio Sergipano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Falcão Marinho during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Itaquarari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Falcão Marinho to maneuver through the defense. After 80 minutes of play Itaquarari's Falcão Marinho was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Areal booed when Itaquarari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falcão Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Júnior Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Moura in the 82nd minute of play. Ian Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Celsinho Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júnior Lucas having to interfere. After 90 minutes, Renatinho Valadares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itaquarari and the Areal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Renatinho Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Itaquarari players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Areal.