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Estádio Apehu
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Lanceiro AD's Enrique Medeiros started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Christian Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moisés de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Duarte Diniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Christian Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Luís Eduardo Britto came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Lanceiro AD 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 Luís Eduardo Britto couldn't finish the play. Duarte Diniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Bezerra having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Duarte Diniz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Christian Bezerra, passed just outside the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Lanceiro AD's zone, Moisés de Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Bezerra came out of the goal and Moisés de Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Eduardo Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Medeiros in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th match minute, Ribeirão Preto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Luz to maneuver through the defense. Luís Eduardo Zonta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ribeirão Preto FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lanceiro AD were winning 0-1.

In the 58th minute Duarte Diniz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerson Arantes hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute, Moisés de Moraes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ribeirão Preto FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Duarte Diniz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ribeirão Preto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Duarte Diniz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Bezerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jorge Luz hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Enrique Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Eduardo Zonta having to interfere. Duarte Diniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Christian Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Moisés de Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ribeirão Preto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Moisés de Moraes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Bezerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 86 played minutes Lanceiro AD got a freekick which was hit by Gerson Arantes. After having played for 93 minutes, Duarte Diniz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ribeirão Preto FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Duarte Diniz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Duarte Diniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Bezerra having to interfere. Luís Eduardo Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Medeiros in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.