Arena Arizona
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thiago Damião kicked off to start the match. The supporters of AF CERRADO booed when A A Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldinho Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 3rd minute Thiago Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 胡振鸿 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Thiago Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 胡振鸿 was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Cauan Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. A A Arizona's Luiz Paulo de Queirós couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 8th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AF CERRADO. 14 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Lucas came free, but Sandrinho Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ademar Dantas in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 胡振鸿 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A A Arizona's 胡振鸿 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Damião in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of AF CERRADO booed when A A Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gernando dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute Thiago Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 胡振鸿 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AF CERRADO's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Basílio Abraão in the 24th minute. 28 minutes into the game, AF CERRADO's Ademar Dantas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 胡振鸿 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Manuel Paiva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Sandrinho Sabóia made a huge save. Sandrinho Sabóia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Paiva in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, AF CERRADO's Serafim Silveira got a free kick in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in AF CERRADO's zone, Luiz Paulo de Queirós stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sandrinho Sabóia came out of the goal and Luiz Paulo de Queirós tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half AF CERRADO were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonardo Lucas made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Leonardo Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandrinho Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Basílio Abraão hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Ademar Dantas's late challenge caught a A A Arizona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ademar Dantas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th minute, Ademar Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A A Arizona's Eliseu Fonseca was substituted for Ronaldinho Cruz. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ademar Dantas hit a great ball. Leonardo Lucas scored 1-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sandrinho Sabóia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. AF CERRADO's Sandrinho Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Lucas in the 63rd minute of play. Sandrinho Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Ademar Dantas came free, but 胡振鸿 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's Thiago Damião sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 胡振鸿 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th minute Manuel Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandrinho Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Paiva in the 84th minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Sandrinho Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A A Arizona's 胡振鸿 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save A A Arizona from getting a goal against them. Sandrinho Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseu Fonseca in the 89th minute of the match. Ademar Dantas was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ademar Dantas hit a great ball. AF CERRADO were furious when Basílio Abraão was red carded, 95 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Luiz Paulo de Queirós walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When Gernando dos Santos fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A A Arizona's protests and gave Gernando dos Santos a yellow card for diving instead. Gernando dos Santos hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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