League

United Arena
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zé Roberto Castro kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Czar Sporting's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Alsua came free, but Tostão Arantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Marnix Lyesen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruninho Vaz was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Arnaldo Alsua sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, S.C. Reis United's goal looked a bit too open when Marnix Lyesen came free, but Bruninho Vaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes S.C. Reis United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marnix Lyesen who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Jerônimo Salgado got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bruninho Vaz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Alsua's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Arantes was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arnaldo Alsua in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tostão Arantes saved Czar Sporting from getting behind. Tostão Arantes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnaldo Alsua's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. If Arnaldo Alsua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tostão Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Alsua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When S.C. Reis United's Arnaldo Alsua in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Czar Sporting's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Czar Sporting getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Jerônimo Salgado hit a great ball. Arnaldo Alsua had several of the Czar Sporting's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 38 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Tostão Arantes as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Roberto Castro in the 45th minute of play forced S.C. Reis United's goalkeeper Bruninho Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Czar Sporting booed when S.C. Reis United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruy Pombal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, S.C. Reis United's Anton Bulencea got a free kick in the 47th minute. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arnaldo Alsua made a kick off. Bruninho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marnix Lyesen in the 56th minute of the match. Tostão Arantes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnaldo Alsua's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. If A.J. 苏云 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61stth minute of the game Arnaldo Alsua who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czar Sporting's Tostão Arantes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arnaldo Alsua struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Tostão Arantes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.C. Reis United. In the 70th minute Jerônimo Salgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruninho Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Xu Jie Hao advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-2 in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardinho Carioca got free with Bruninho Vaz in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bruninho Vaz made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Ricardinho Carioca sent off a good shot on target. Allan Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Czar Sporting made a substitution. Benjamim de Castro replaced Jerônimo Salgado. After a rather tough play, S.C. Reis United's Allan Alagoano got a free kick in the 94th minute. Czar Sporting's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.