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Arena Taxistas
Spectators: 7223 (Terracing: 5419, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eliseu Macedo made the kick off which started today's match. Pedro Luís Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernandinho Nunes during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Taxistas Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Fernandinho Nunes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rômulo Linares in the 8th minute of play forced Taxistas Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseu Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Taxistas Futebol Clube's Pedro Luís Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rômulo Linares in the 18th minute of play. After 19 minutes of play Taxistas Futebol Clube's Fernandinho Nunes was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Taxistas Futebol Clube's Fernandinho Nunes got a free kick in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseu Macedo in the 21st minute of play forced Taxistas Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Taxistas Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ramiro Tande hit a great ball. Pedro Luís Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rômulo Linares in the 31st minute of play. If Alex Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ramiro Tande had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Medeiros might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonas Zanette. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Medeiros ran back to his position shaking his head. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Medeiros made a kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Jacinto Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taxistas Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Garcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Luís Lopes made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Rômulo Linares sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Barreiras's Pedro Luís Lopes threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eliseu Macedo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 68 minutes into the game, Jailson Cavalcante threw the ball into play from the sideline. Taxistas Futebol Clube's Guto Miranda quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Alex Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Zanette having to interfere. Alex Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Zanette having to interfere. Pedro Luís Lopes made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Franklin Macedo sent off a good shot on target. Jonas Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Garcia in the 81st minute of play. With an all-out effort, Barreiras's Pedro Luís Lopes threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eliseu Macedo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Taxistas Futebol Clube booed when Barreiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franklin Macedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taxistas Futebol Clube were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.