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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kaká Maranhense kicked off to start the match. Richard de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cleiton Batista's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Kauã Mineiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Martins went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 10 minutes into the game, Christian Dias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Apinage SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave estrela do norte ofc club the free kick. In the 10th match minute, Apinage SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Dias to maneuver through the defense. When Josué Aparecido came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the estrela do norte ofc club 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 Josué Aparecido couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Apinage SC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Cláudio Mazza hit a great ball. Cleiton Batista received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Richard de Mendonça came out and tried to block the shot, but Cleiton Batista slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 28th minute. Diego Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Kauã Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cleiton Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard de Mendonça having to interfere. Richard de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleiton Batista in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th match minute, Apinage SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaká Maranhense to maneuver through the defense. Kauã Mineiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaká Maranhense in the 45th minute of play. Diego Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cleiton Batista to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Apinage SC's zone, Josué Aparecido stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richard de Mendonça came out of the goal and Josué Aparecido tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cleiton Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Richard de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cleiton Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard de Mendonça having to interfere. 2-2 became the score in the 72nd minute when Cleiton Batista elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Kauã Mineiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaká Maranhense in the 78th minute of the match. If Cleiton Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kauã Mineiro made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Diego Martins sent off a good shot on target. Diego Martins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Kauã Mineiro made a huge save. Josué Aparecido hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Diego Martins's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kauã Mineiro firmly grabbed it by the left post. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.