League

Sumidagawa Stadium
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nico Fonseca took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Jefferson Davila notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of East Tokyo United's Hílton Zonta. Hílton Zonta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Amado Txindoki fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored East Tokyo United's protests and gave Amado Txindoki a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to East Tokyo United getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Amado Txindoki hit a great ball. Nico de Salles's late challenge caught a East Tokyo United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nico de Salles helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Helmet Football Club getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Nico de Salles hit a great ball. Pedro Augusto Freire hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute Gugu da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hílton Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Jefferson Davila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hílton Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Josué Camargo lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Tiago Dantas. In the 26th minute Joaquin Markel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to East Tokyo United getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Amílton Quintal hit a great ball. After 33 played minutes Helmet Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Raúl de Queirós. 36 minutes into the match, Helmet Football Club's goalkeeper Tiago Dantas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josué Camargo. Josué Camargo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Tiago Dantas made a huge save. Helmet Football Club's Tiago Dantas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Helmet Football Club from getting a goal against them. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Josué Camargo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Helmet Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Ruy Cambuquira came free, but Tiago Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hílton Zonta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Délio Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After a defensive mix-up in East Tokyo United's zone, Gugu da Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hílton Zonta came out of the goal and Gugu da Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nico Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Zonta having to interfere. In the 64th minute Joaquin Markel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Helmet Football Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ruy Cambuquira was slow to take the kick. During this time East Tokyo United's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Helmet Football Club's goalie and right to Ruy Cambuquira. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Helmet Football Club's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Délio Peixoto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Helmet Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Délio Peixoto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hílton Zonta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gugu da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Zonta having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, East Tokyo United's goal looked a bit too open when Délio Peixoto came free, but Hílton Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anselmo de Souza charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anselmo de Souza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th minute, Anselmo de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Helmet Football Club's Nico de Salles got his second yellow card of the match in the 89th minute. The referee ordered Nico de Salles off the ground. East Tokyo United made a substitution. Arnaldo Bertassi replaced Josué Camargo. Nico de Salles hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, Helmet Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Vágner Saraiva came free, but Tiago Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Helmet Football Club getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Gugu da Rocha hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Bertassi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Dantas was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.