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Ninho da Águia Verde
Spectators: 7171 (Terracing: 5380, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matías Arantes made the kick off which started today's match. Silas de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eng. Mecânica's Miguel Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Toscano in the 7th minute of play. Nico Toscano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miguel Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Toscano in the 10th minute of play. João Francisco Prestes might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Abreu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Francisco Prestes ran back to his position shaking his head. If Nico Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Abreu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nico Toscano's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Eng. Mecânica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silas de Amorim to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 26th minute of the game. One of Eng. Mecânica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Oratorio FC:s goal. In the 32nd minute, João Francisco Prestes fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Miguel Abreu, passed just outside the right post. If Ivo Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matías Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matías Arantes in the 50th minute of play. 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.

Eng. Mecânica's Matías Arantes got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Oratorio FC's Igor Toscano got control of the ball when Ivo Lira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivo Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matías Arantes charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matías Arantes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If João Francisco Prestes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eng. Mecânica's Matías Arantes got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Igor Toscano was a little too slow when Matías Arantes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 1-1. Matías Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Igor Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 94 minutes, Fernandinho Dante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eng. Mecânica and the Oratorio FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Eng. Mecânica's Fernandinho Dante got a free kick in the 94th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.