League

Arabia
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guilherme Fantini made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Arrinha's goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Seco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henrique Porto. Arrinha's Guilherme Fantini got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th minute, Anselmo de Almeida ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Glauco Gaspar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 10 played minutes Arrinha got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Lima. In the 18th minute, Guilherme Fantini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrinha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Anselmo de Almeida recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Guilherme Fantini struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Glauco Gaspar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrinha. After a defensive mix-up in Arabia FC's zone, Guilherme Fantini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Glauco Gaspar came out of the goal and Guilherme Fantini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute, Guilherme Fantini 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. Arabia FC's Glauco Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Fantini in the 33rd minute of play. Arabia FC's Glauco Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugênio Pitta in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Arrinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Arabia FC's zone, Eugênio Pitta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Glauco Gaspar came out of the goal and Eugênio Pitta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Álvaro Melo was the one to do the kick off. Cristóvão Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glauco Gaspar having to interfere. Cristóvão Mangueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guilherme Fantini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Glauco Gaspar made a huge save. Carlos Augusto Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Porto in the 74th minute of play. After 76 played minutes Arabia FC got a freekick which was hit by Vágner Marinho. Glauco Gaspar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Fantini in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Vágner Marinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Glauco Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Arrinha played a much better game than Arabia FC and deserved their victory. The Arabia FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.