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Arena Passinhos
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dráusio Mendes started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráusio Mendes in the 4th minute of play forced pivinha fc's goalkeeper Roberto Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Artyom Rumashik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Svante Sikström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fábio Bittencourt's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. 11 minutes into the match, pivinha fc's goalkeeper Roberto Sarmento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dráusio Mendes. Svante Sikström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fábio Bittencourt's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Dráusio Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Sarmento having to interfere. Flávio Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Roberto Sarmento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fábio Bittencourt in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Svante Sikström saved Passinhos EC from getting behind. In the 21st minute, Marcelo Sergipano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to pivinha fc getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Perivaldo Sarmento hit a great ball. Svante Sikström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fábio Bittencourt's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. With his leg Roberto Sarmento managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Passinhos EC's Dráusio Mendes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dráusio Mendes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Roberto Sarmento skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Bittencourt in the 32nd minute of play forced Passinhos EC's goalkeeper Svante Sikström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dráusio Mendes who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Roberto Sarmento when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 34 minutes, Waldir Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Passinhos EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waldir Melo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to pivinha fc getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Marcelo Sergipano hit a great ball. After 42 played minutes Passinhos EC got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Rocha. Jean Goiano was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 43rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fábio Bittencourt to strike the kick off in the second half. Perivaldo Sarmento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fábio Bittencourt in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Svante Sikström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, pivinha fc's Angelo Godoi got a free kick in the 60th minute. 63 minutes in the game, Fábio Bittencourt dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Passinhos EC's Dráusio Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Sarmento narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dráusio Mendes in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Sarmento prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dráusio Mendes in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Sarmento prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dráusio Mendes in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Sarmento saved pivinha fc from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Passinhos EC's Isaltino Torres got a free kick in the 77th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelo Sergipano during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marcelo Sergipano kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. When Dráusio Mendes came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Passinhos EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dráusio Mendes couldn't finish the play. Passinhos EC's Dráusio Mendes got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Passinhos EC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.