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Buenopolis
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Manoel Lopes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giuseppe Mesquita in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mané Trancoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Buenopolis AD booed when S C Novaki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manoel Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Doni Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the game, Oscar Lucas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buenopolis AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S C Novaki the free kick. After a rather tough play, Buenopolis AD's Oscar Lucas got a free kick in the 15th minute. Jonas Vale stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manoel Lopes's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. After 21 minutes, Edson Novaes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S C Novaki and the Buenopolis AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, S C Novaki's Edson Novaes got a free kick in the 21st minute. Mané Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Mesquita, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Edson Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Giuseppe Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mané Trancoso was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the game, Sílvio Luiz Munhoz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S C Novaki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Buenopolis AD the free kick. A collision led to S C Novaki getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Sílvio Luiz Munhoz hit a great ball. Doni Nogueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Mané Trancoso made a huge save. Doni Nogueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Mané Trancoso made a huge save. After 36 minutes of play S C Novaki's Edson Novaes 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. A collision led to S C Novaki getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Edson Novaes hit a great ball. Giuseppe Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, S C Novaki's Mané Trancoso got control of the ball when Doni Nogueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Buenopolis AD booed when S C Novaki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giuseppe Mesquita in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mané Trancoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giuseppe Mesquita to make the kick off. Marcos Melo charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcos Melo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of S C Novaki booed when Buenopolis AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Pedro Paulo Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot. S C Novaki's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Paulo Tróia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Vale breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Doni Nogueira put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mané Trancoso. Giuseppe Mesquita might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mané Trancoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giuseppe Mesquita ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonardo Barros during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, S C Novaki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Barros to maneuver through the defense. Manoel Lopes hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. When Buenopolis AD's Giuseppe Mesquita in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S C Novaki's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Paulo Tróia did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Jonas Vale 69 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the S C Novaki defense, Doni Nogueira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mané Trancoso. The S C Novaki fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mané Trancoso should have stopped the shot. Giuseppe Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 83 played minutes Buenopolis AD got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Lucas. Giuseppe Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Mané Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonardo Barros was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Leonardo Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. S C Novaki's Mané Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giuseppe Mesquita in the 92nd minute of play. After 93 minutes, Edu Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S C Novaki and the Buenopolis AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Buenopolis AD booed when S C Novaki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edu Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Buenopolis AD booed when S C Novaki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manoel Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giuseppe Mesquita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.