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Estádio Acarai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristiano Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Tiaguinho Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Passarinhos's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiaguinho Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulinho Urbano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 7 played minutes Passarinhos got a freekick which was hit by Gino Nunes. Luisinho Koehler took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Telmo Cruz. Passarinhos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leopoldo Botelho during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leopoldo Botelho kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Passarinhos's goalkeeper Telmo Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Otávio Travassos. 29 minutes into the match, Passarinhos's Tiaguinho Baptista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulinho Urbano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Acarai's Otávio Travassos got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Tiaguinho Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 37 minutes of play, Passarinhos's Vivaldo Madureira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulinho Urbano was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Passarinhos's Waldemar Gaspar got a free kick in the 42nd minute. If Luisinho Koehler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiaguinho Baptista stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Telmo Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Telmo Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Castro in the 58th minute of play. Passarinhos's Telmo Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Castro in the 58th minute of play. Paulinho Urbano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiaguinho Baptista in the 63rd minute of the match. Telmo Cruz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristiano Castro went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Afonsinho Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Afonsinho Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 69 played minutes Acarai got a freekick which was hit by Afonsinho Sousa. Paulinho Urbano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vivaldo Madureira in the 71st minute. Otávio Travassos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Cruz having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Aníbal Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastião Branco hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute Otávio Travassos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Castro spun around in front of the goal 81 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Passarinhos's goal. 85 minutes into the match, Passarinhos's goal looked a bit too open when Otávio Travassos came free, but Telmo Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Otávio Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the match, Passarinhos's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Castro came free, but Telmo Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Vivaldo Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.