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Spectators: 6430 (Terracing: 5430, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Almir Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Nunes in the 6th minute of play. Abel Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Almir Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Abel Britto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abel Nunes in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Almir Couto saved Aninim AD from getting behind. If Abel Britto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Faustão Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michel de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Aninim AD's zone, Abel Nunes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almir Couto came out of the goal and Abel Nunes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Aninim AD defense, Faustão Machado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Almir Couto. The Aninim AD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Almir Couto should have stopped the shot. Almir Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Nunes in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Macieira's Faustão Machado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Almir Couto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alex Teles charged in rather forcefully in the 49th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex Teles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of Aninim AD:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Macieira:s goal. In the 50th minute there was a penalty for Macieira. José Carlos Batista stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Almir Couto. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abel Nunes was the one to do the kick off. Abel Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Abel Britto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aninim AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Britto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michel de Toledo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Serginho Travassos charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serginho Travassos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Serginho Travassos hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Tomé Silva, 63 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 66 played minutes, Aninim AD's Alex Teles shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Michel de Toledo 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 Aninim AD reached it. In the 66th match minute, Macieira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lauro Martins to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute, Elias Carneiro made a precise shot to the right of Michel de Toledo. Macieira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Abel Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Elias Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeremias Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Michel de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Carneiro in the 80th minute of play. With a little luck, Aninim AD's Almir Couto got control of the ball when Faustão Machado tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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.