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Estádio Palheta
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ramón Mesquita took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Palheta SS defense, Conrado Lopes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nuno de Alcântara. The Palheta SS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nuno de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. Cristian Marquez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 14 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the game, one of JheNano FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Leopoldo Sá had in the 16thth minute some difficulties stopping Róbson das Neves's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball In the 16th minute, Róbson das Neves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palheta SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 20thth minute of the game Ramón Mesquita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palheta SS's Nuno de Alcântara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nuno de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natanael Furtado in the 21st minute of play. If Joaquim Netto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute, Wanderson Machado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leopoldo Sá. The goal made the score 2-1. Natanael Furtado took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nuno de Alcântara. Nuno de Alcântara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Leopoldo Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Netto in the 31st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Ramón Mesquita put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Nuno de Alcântara. In a very dangerous position, a player in JheNano FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Palheta SS. Róbson das Neves stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Leopoldo Sá. 3-3. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 3-3 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joaquim Netto was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Natanael Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot. JheNano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Natanael Furtado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno de Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th minute Luiz Fabiano Koehler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leopoldo Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wanderson Machado in the 55th minute of play. When Gustavo Perez fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palheta SS's protests and gave Gustavo Perez a yellow card for diving instead. Gustavo Perez kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Palheta SS's Almir Sampaio got a free kick in the 58th minute. After having played for 59 minutes, Ramón Mesquita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JheNano FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramón Mesquita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 60 minutes, Natanael Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JheNano FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natanael Furtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Natanael Furtado's late challenge caught a Palheta SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Natanael Furtado helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to JheNano FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Natanael Furtado hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Palheta SS's Wanderson Machado got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Fellipe Vander charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fellipe Vander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Palheta SS! Ramón Mesquita shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Leopoldo Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Netto in the 77th minute of play. Leopoldo Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wanderson Machado in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Joaquim Netto 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. Gustavo Perez hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Palheta SS's zone, Natanael Furtado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nuno de Alcântara came out of the goal and Natanael Furtado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. JheNano FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.