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Gringos Arena
Spectators: 7230 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Fábio Donatello got the match started through his kick off. If Luís Fábio Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, André Arantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Polenta FC's Breno Araújo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafa de Lima in the 9th minute of play. Breno Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fábio Donatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Luís Fábio Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamim Prestes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Luís Fábio Donatello 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. If Luís Fábio Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Fábio Donatello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Breno Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manfredo Paraíba charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manfredo Paraíba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Polenta FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Manfredo Paraíba hit a great ball. Marlenopolis's Luís Fábio Donatello got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Rafa de Lima 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. In the 38th minute Rafa de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tostão Costa during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th match minute, Polenta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tostão Costa to maneuver through the defense. Rafa de Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Breno Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Polenta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafa de Lima came free, but Breno Araújo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46thth minute of the game Luís Fábio Donatello who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Polenta FC's Breno Araújo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carlos Fernando Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Pernambucano having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 51stth minute of the game Luís Fábio Donatello who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Polenta FC's Breno Araújo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 53rd match minute, Polenta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Arantes to maneuver through the defense. Jeferson Nogueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Pernambucano having to make a save. Luís Fábio Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Fábio Donatello 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 Carlos Fernando Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeferson Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Zé Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Marlenopolis's Benjamim Prestes got a free kick in the 81st minute. Zé Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Fernando Lopez in the 90th minute of play. Jeferson Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Zé Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marlenopolis were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Polenta FC to leave the ground with a draw.