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Estádio Ferraz
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adilson Nascimento took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Ferraz booed when Charqueada EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Luiz Motta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emílio Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Tião Veloso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Charqueada EC. Tião Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luiz Motta in the 12th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Ferraz's goal looked a bit too open when Emílio Mendonça came free, but Tião Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Ferraz getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Flávio Capixaba hit a great ball. Renato de Toledo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 18th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Emílio Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charqueada EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Mendonça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tião Veloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rubens Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adilson Nascimento's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Charqueada EC's zone, Adilson Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rubens Neves came out of the goal and Adilson Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of Charqueada EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ferraz:s goal. Ferraz's Tião Veloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luiz Motta in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute Adriano Vargas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tião Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rubens Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adilson Nascimento in the 39th minute of the match. Flávio Capixaba's late challenge caught a Charqueada EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flávio Capixaba helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, Flávio Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renato de Toledo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the game, Sílvio Luiz Motta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Charqueada EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ferraz the free kick. A collision led to Charqueada EC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Sílvio Luiz Motta hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After 53 minutes of play Charqueada EC's Adriano Vargas 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. Adriano Vargas kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Emílio Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emílio Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Charqueada EC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Emílio Mendonça hit a great ball. Sílvio Luiz Motta hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 59 minutes, Hamílton Valadares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Charqueada EC and the Ferraz players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Charqueada EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamílton Valadares to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th match minute, Charqueada EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jano Matorin to maneuver through the defense. Chiquinho Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rdth minute of the game Adilson Nascimento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Charqueada EC's Rubens Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emílio Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Veloso having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Emílio Mendonça reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tião Veloso. The goal made the score 1-1. If Adilson Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Charqueada EC's zone, Chiquinho Berger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rubens Neves came out of the goal and Chiquinho Berger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Ferraz booed when Charqueada EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquinhos Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st match minute, Charqueada EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mário Severo to maneuver through the defense. If Emílio Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emílio Mendonça got free with Tião Veloso in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.