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Estádio Acude
Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Acude SC's Benjamim Moura 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. Benjamim Moura 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomás Guimarães in the 7th minute of play forced Mandante's goalkeeper Armando Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Acude SC's Thomás Guimarães ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Armando Ortiz. Armando Ortiz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After having played for 12 minutes, Benjamim Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Acude SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamim Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Thomás Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomás Guimarães in the 17th minute of play forced Mandante's goalkeeper Armando Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ezequiel Maranhense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ezequiel Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomás Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 24 minutes, Thomás Guimarães managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Acude SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomás Guimarães was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Mandante's Armando Ortiz got control of the ball when Benjamim Moura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chicão Diniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Maranhense in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Mandante's goal looked a bit too open when Thomás Guimarães came free, but Armando Ortiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomás Guimarães was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 31st minute. Acude SC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Juarês Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Mandante's goal looked a bit too open when Thomás Guimarães came free, but Armando Ortiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Mandante's zone, Thomás Guimarães stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Ortiz came out of the goal and Thomás Guimarães tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Benjamim Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diogo Saldanha was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Mandante getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Vítor Mello hit a great ball. When Thomás Guimarães came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Acude SC 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 Thomás Guimarães couldn't finish the play. Thomás Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Armando Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomás Guimarães in the 69th minute of play forced Mandante's goalkeeper Armando Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Thomás Guimarães came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Acude SC 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 Thomás Guimarães couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamim Moura in the 74th minute of play forced Mandante's goalkeeper Armando Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mandante's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Armandinho Maciel was slow to take the kick. During this time Acude SC's players had a chance to rest. 81 minutes into the match, Acude SC's Thomás Guimarães sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armando Ortiz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armando Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juarês Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Mandante succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Acude SC had controlled the match.