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Thiago Stadium
Spectators: 6914 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christiano Braga made the kick off which started today's match. When Pedro Paulo das Neves fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored acg Athletic futebol club's protests and gave Pedro Paulo das Neves a yellow card for diving instead. After 3 played minutes acg Athletic futebol club got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo das Neves. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gláuber Vander in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Simão Azevedo saved acg Athletic futebol club from getting behind. Christiano Braga might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramiro Esteves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christiano Braga ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Thiagueira FC's Angelo Guimarães got a free kick in the 13th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Jailson de Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot. acg Athletic futebol club's supporters rose to their feet, but Jailson de Moraes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramiro Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Gláuber Vander came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Thiagueira FC 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 Gláuber Vander couldn't finish the play. Fernando Falcão's late challenge caught a acg Athletic futebol club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Falcão helped the player get up and apologised. After 19 played minutes Thiagueira FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Falcão. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Braga in the 22nd minute of play forced Thiagueira FC's goalkeeper Ramiro Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastião Valladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, Sebastião Valladares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simão Azevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Simão Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Sebastião Valladares sent off a good shot on target. Thiagueira FC's Ramiro Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto de Almeida in the 46th minute of play. Gláuber Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Azevedo having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gláuber Vander was the one to do the kick off. Sebastião Valladares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Azevedo having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in acg Athletic futebol club's zone, Sebastião Valladares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simão Azevedo came out of the goal and Sebastião Valladares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, acg Athletic futebol club's Pedro Paulo das Neves got a free kick in the 59th minute. After having played for 60 minutes, Sebastião Valladares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Thiagueira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastião Valladares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gláuber Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Azevedo having to interfere. Sebastião Valladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Thiagueira FC booed when acg Athletic futebol club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Arantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thiagueira FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vito Carneiro in the 76th minute. If Sebastião Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisco Arantes during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Francisco Arantes kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes, Thiagueira FC's Vito Carneiro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Simão Azevedo 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 Thiagueira FC reached it. Thiagueira FC's Jacinto Silva suffered a concussion after 83 minutes and had to leave the field. Jailson de Moraes charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jailson de Moraes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes acg Athletic futebol club got a freekick which was hit by Jailson de Moraes. In the 86th minute of the match Vito Carneiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Simão Azevedo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 88th minute, Jailson de Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gláuber Vander might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Simão Azevedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gláuber Vander ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 96th minute, Jacinto de Almeida left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The acg Athletic futebol club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 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.