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Estádio Esperanca
Spectators: 7173 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 100) Hermínio Sena made the kick off and thus started the match. Magno Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermínio Sena in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wellington de Sousa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermínio Sena in the 10th minute of play forced Esperança's goalkeeper Wellington de Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Magno Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walmyr França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Daniel Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Esperança booed when Anapolina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fellipe Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeremias Mazza got in the 19th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Daniel Passos handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeremias Mazza got free with Daniel Passos in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Anapolina's goalkeeper Daniel Passos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Magno Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Wellington de Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Jeremias Mazza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esperança fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 37 minutes, Henrique Figueiredo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esperança and the Anapolina players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Esperança fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 37th minute. Penalty! Hermínio Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermínio Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Walmyr França was the one to do the kick off. Wellington de Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Sena in the 51st minute of the match. A collision led to Esperança getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Kaká Paraibano hit a great ball. Magno Freire might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wellington de Sousa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Magno Freire ran back to his position shaking his head. Wellington de Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermínio Sena in the 68th minute of play. Daniel Passos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmyr França, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Anapolina's goalkeeper Daniel Passos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Magno Freire's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wellington de Sousa firmly grabbed it by the left post. Esperança's Jeremias Mazza got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Walmyr França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Daniel Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Jeremias Mazza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Passos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Magno Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Passos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Mazza in the 90th minute of play. Wellington de Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Sena in the 93rd minute of the match. If Jeremias Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Walmyr França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Daniel Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Anapolina players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Esperança from taking control. The game ends in a draw.