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Ninho da Águia
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) In the 5th minute Flores da Cunha - RS were awarded a corner. Santiago Salcedo went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Flores da Cunha - RS's corner Alex Goodwin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Agostinho Mendonça quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Nova Descoberta - RN getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Christiano Borges hit a great ball. Ismael Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radamel Aguero might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Agostinho Mendonça. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Radamel Aguero ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magno Pinheiro in the 20th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Ismael Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 minutes of play, Nova Descoberta - RN's Magno Pinheiro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ismael Mendes was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Magno Pinheiro came free, but Ismael Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agostinho Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Salcedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Nova Descoberta - RN's goalkeeper Agostinho Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radamel Aguero. If Geraldo Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radamel Aguero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Agostinho Mendonça having to make a save. Nova Descoberta - RN's Agostinho Mendonça proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Nova Descoberta - RN from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santiago Salcedo to make the kick off. Agostinho Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radamel Aguero in the 51st minute of play. Agostinho Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radamel Aguero in the 53rd minute of play. Radamel Aguero might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Agostinho Mendonça. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Radamel Aguero ran back to his position shaking his head. 57 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's Radamel Aguero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agostinho Mendonça narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Agostinho Mendonça came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Flores da Cunha - RS's Radamel Aguero. But to his dismay, Radamel Aguero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Nova Descoberta - RN's Agostinho Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Salcedo in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Flores da Cunha - RS's Radamel Aguero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Agostinho Mendonça made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Radamel Aguero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 67th minute Radamel Aguero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agostinho Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel Aguero in the 68th minute of play forced Nova Descoberta - RN's goalkeeper Agostinho Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agostinho Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson Fittipaldi in the 71st minute of the match. Agostinho Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emerson Fittipaldi in the 72nd minute of play. After 73 minutes Nova Descoberta - RN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Santiago Salcedo who took care of the corner kick. Flores da Cunha - RS's Alex Goodwin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Agostinho Mendonça in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes got control of the ball when Magno Pinheiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Percy Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismael Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Luís de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Radamel Aguero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Magno Pinheiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ismael Mendes came out and tried to block the shot, but Magno Pinheiro slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 84th minute. In the 88th minute Flores da Cunha - RS were awarded a corner. Santiago Salcedo went to the cornerflag to take it. Agostinho Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Salcedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Magno Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Ismael Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nova Descoberta - RN were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.