League

Arena do Brasil
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 144) Real United's Rafael de Almeida 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. 4 minutes into the match, Real United's Samuel Tasso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joaquim Cabral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Mattos in the 5th minute of play forced Notreve FC's goalkeeper Joaquim Cabral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes of play, Real United's Samuel Mattos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquim Cabral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joaquim Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Vítor Fonseca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Marcial Fonso made a huge save. Marcial Fonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luan Vaz in the 15th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Pascoal Drible hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 18 minutes, João Vítor Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Notreve FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Vítor Fonseca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samuel Mattos scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joaquim Cabral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Rafael de Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Real United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rafael de Almeida couldn't finish the play. The Real United fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Real United's Rafael de Almeida 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Samuel Mattos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Cabral was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Real United's Rafael de Almeida got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Notreve FC's Enéas Ortiz got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Rafael de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Cabral having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aloísio Severo during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute, Aloísio Severo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 48 minutes, Wilian Hoffmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Notreve FC and the Real United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 48th minute, one of Notreve FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Notreve FC. Téo Recife walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Romeu Valle made the kick off in the second half. When Rafael de Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Real United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rafael de Almeida couldn't finish the play. Notreve FC's Joaquim Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael de Almeida in the 60th minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, one of Notreve FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Joaquim Cabral went to the wrong direction when Téo Recife was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 66 minutes into the game, Samuel Mattos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Joaquim Cabral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcial Fonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Vítor Fonseca in the 70th minute of play. Joaquim Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael de Almeida in the 72nd minute of play. Joaquim Cabral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuel Mattos in the 73rd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Real United's goal looked a bit too open when Romeu Valle came free, but Marcial Fonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real United's Rafael de Almeida got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Samuel Mattos came free with the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Joaquim Cabral could save by the left post. Samuel Mattos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Joaquim Cabral made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Notreve FC's Juvenal do Vale got a free kick in the 89th minute. A collision led to Notreve FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Aloísio Severo hit a great ball. Real United's Samuel Tasso got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joaquim Cabral made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Samuel Mattos sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niclas Palmkvist during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Severo in the 99th minute of play forced Real United's goalkeeper Marcial Fonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Real United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Notreve FC throughout the match.