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Estádio Almeirim
Spectators: 6661 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) Tornado FC's Edmílson Barbosa 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. Paulinho Freitas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Fantini in the 3rd minute of the match. Bruninho Vinhas hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oséias Valadares during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th minute, Oséias Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tornado FC's Arí Mangueira got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Zé Terra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ulysses Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruninho Vinhas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Luizinho Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ulysses Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Luizinho Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulysses Esteves in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luizinho Pena saved Manster Laion from getting behind. Manster Laion's Luizinho Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulysses Esteves in the 40th minute of play. If Marcus Souto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulysses Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcus Souto to make the kick off. Paulinho Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Terra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Edmílson Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tornado FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmílson Barbosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luizinho Pena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ulysses Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Tornado 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 Ulysses Esteves couldn't finish the play. Bruninho Vinhas might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luizinho Pena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruninho Vinhas ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Tornado FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Edmílson Barbosa hit a great ball. Tornado FC's Paulinho Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Souto in the 81st minute of play. Marcus Souto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Paulinho Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcus Souto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulinho Freitas having to interfere. Luizinho Pena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulysses Esteves in the 91st minute. Tornado FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Manster Laion to leave the ground with a draw.