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Estádio Sururua
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dário Arruda got the match started through his kick off. Marcus Sarmento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Faustão Barral in the 3rd minute. If Rui Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the game, Rui Neves lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Marcus Sarmento. In the 12th minute, Rui Neves 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. Retirolandia SC's Marcus Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Neves in the 14th minute of play. Faustão Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Sarmento having to interfere. Faustão Barral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Marcus Sarmento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th match minute, Retirolandia SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiliam Pombal to maneuver through the defense. Alessandro Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dário Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Fausto Linares hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the match, Retirolandia SC's goalkeeper Marcus Sarmento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustão Barral. A collision led to Retirolandia SC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Wiliam Pombal hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute Sílvio Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dário Arruda struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Alessandro Machado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Retirolandia SC. Edgar Andrade's late challenge caught a Sururua's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgar Andrade helped the player get up and apologised. In the 48th minute, Edgar Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matías Mendes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 49th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcus Sarmento. Retirolandia SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rui Neves made a kick off. Sílvio Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Alessandro Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faustão Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Retirolandia SC's Marcus Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustão Barral in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Retirolandia SC's goalkeeper Marcus Sarmento, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Faustão Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Sarmento having to interfere. 1-2 became the score in the 75th minute when Sílvio Arce elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, Sururua's goalkeeper Alessandro Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sílvio Arce. In the 79th match minute, Sururua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeca do Vale to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Arruda in the 82nd minute of play forced Sururua's goalkeeper Alessandro Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Eliseu Carneiro had to leave the field with a concussion. 83 minutes into the game, Lucas Gaspar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sururua's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Retirolandia SC the free kick. A collision led to Sururua getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Lucas Gaspar hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Retirolandia SC defense, Faustão Barral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Sarmento. The Retirolandia SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Sarmento should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute, Lucas Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.