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Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Toninho Cearense in the 2nd minute of play forced Bola FC's goalkeeper Paulo Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 3rd minute, Benedito Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Toninho Cearense might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Tróia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Toninho Cearense ran back to his position shaking his head. After 4 minutes, Paulo José Amaral made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bola FC's Paulo Tróia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bola FC's Paulo Tróia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo José Amaral in the 14th minute of play. Paulo Tróia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo José Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 18 minutes, Maurinho Aguiar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Sertões F.C and the Bola FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bola FC booed when Real Sertões F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gilmar Dante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 21st minute, Jonas Prata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes, Bola FC's Gilmar Dante shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valério Magalhães came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bola FC reached it. If Paulo José Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute Paulo José Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bola FC's Benjamin Carioca got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Paulo José Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Sertões F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo José Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Tróia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Real Sertões F.C's Toninho Cearense got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulo José Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Paulo Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo José Amaral hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute Bola FC were awarded a corner. Gilmar Dante went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Real Sertões F.C's goalie and right to Valdomiro Queirós. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Real Sertões F.C's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Bola FC's Gilmar Dante got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulo Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo José Amaral in the 46th minute of play. Gilmar Dante could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Valério Magalhães made a huge save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulo José Amaral made a kick off. Gilmar Dante hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After 54 played minutes Real Sertões F.C got a freekick which was hit by Diogo Trevisan. After a rather tough play, Real Sertões F.C's Jonas Prata got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute of the match Gilmar Dante shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valério Magalhães showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Gilmar Dante shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valério Magalhães showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Paulo Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo José Amaral in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Toninho Cearense got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Gilmar Dante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valério Magalhães was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. If Paulo José Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Bola FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Nilson Santana hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Paulo José Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Sertões F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo José Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Tróia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Pedro Mendes hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Luiz Paulo Alcântara charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luiz Paulo Alcântara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luiz Paulo Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Benjamin Carioca got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Gilmar Dante sped through Real Sertões F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Valério Magalhães. The audience was convinced that Gilmar Dante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valério Magalhães was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Maurinho Aguiar was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Real Sertões F.C getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Maurinho Aguiar hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Gilmar Dante got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 93 minutes Bola FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ricardinho Rosado who took care of the corner kick. João Pedro Mendes tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Paulo Tróia. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-2 in the 93rd minute. 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.