League

Estádio do Arruda
Spectators: 7188 (Terracing: 5393, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) Fidelis's Yuri Mineiro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Mineiro in the 4th minute of play forced Arruda Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leopoldo Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Paulo Sarmento during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Fidelis booed when Arruda Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Paulo Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the game, one of Arruda Futebol Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cristian Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 played minutes, Fidelis's Josué Moreira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leopoldo Britto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fidelis reached it. The audience was convinced that Valdo Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil Ramalho was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. A collision led to Fidelis getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gustavo Mota hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Oséias Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil Ramalho was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Gil Ramalho made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Wellington Soares sent off a good shot on target. After 39 minutes of play, Arruda Futebol Clube's Wellington Soares made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gil Ramalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Arruda Futebol Clube's zone, Yuri Mineiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leopoldo Britto came out of the goal and Yuri Mineiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when Oséias Mandrak made the kick off in the second half. Arruda Futebol Clube's Oséias Mandrak got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Yuri Mineiro came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Fidelis 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 Yuri Mineiro couldn't finish the play. After having played for 68 minutes, Cristian Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fidelis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Moraes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joélson Machado lost his temper 71 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Arruda Futebol Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! Leopoldo Britto went to the wrong direction when Josué Moreira was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. When Cristian Moraes came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Fidelis 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 Cristian Moraes couldn't finish the play. Wellington Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Ramalho having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fidelis walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.