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Estádio Jacuzão
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Hélder Proença started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Zé Roberto Neto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 8 minutes into the game, Jacu's Vitinho Peixoto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Luís Lopes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Taxistas Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Lopes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernandinho Nunes hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Guto Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Roberto Neto hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Pedro Luís Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With a little luck, Taxistas Futebol Clube's Pedro Luís Lopes got control of the ball when Zé Roberto Neto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zé Roberto Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Taxistas Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Fernandinho Nunes hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Guto Miranda 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. After 44 played minutes Taxistas Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Alex Medeiros. After 45 played minutes, Jacu's Ediberto Amaral shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Luís Lopes 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 Jacu reached it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reynaldo Maciel during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Taxistas Futebol Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 57th minute. Penalty! Manfredo Fontes shot the penalty kick right outside the post. When Guto Miranda came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Taxistas Futebol Clube 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 Guto Miranda couldn't finish the play. Guto Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulão Vidal having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Fernandinho Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taxistas Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernandinho Nunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulão Vidal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paulão Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guto Miranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Taxistas Futebol Clube's Ramiro Tande got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fernandinho Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Paulão Vidal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guto Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulão Vidal having to interfere. After 91 minutes, Lauro Peres mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jacu and the Taxistas Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lauro Peres hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Hélder Proença received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Pedro Luís Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacu succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Taxistas Futebol Clube had controlled the match.