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Arena Gloriosa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tony Mendes's late challenge caught a CA Fogo Central's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tony Mendes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute, Tony Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 13 minutes of play, Atenas Itaim Pta ZL SP's Paulo Meira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremias Barbosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Washington Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Fiori da Mata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Claudinho Falcão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atenas Itaim Pta ZL SP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CA Fogo Central the free kick. Claudinho Falcão hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Délio Zanette 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. Washington Barros might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fiori da Mata. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Washington Barros ran back to his position shaking his head. When Washington Barros, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 34 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Fiori da Mata was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Délio Zanette managed to get in a good position for a shot. CA Fogo Central's supporters rose to their feet, but Délio Zanette was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fiori da Mata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Glauco Vaz's late challenge caught a CA Fogo Central's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Glauco Vaz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st minute there was a penalty for CA Fogo Central. Wilian Lara stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fiori da Mata. 1-1. After having played for 46 minutes, Délio Zanette managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CA Fogo Central's supporters crossed their fingers, but Délio Zanette was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Délio Zanette stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Washington Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Fellipe de Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Murillo Leal hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Délio Zanette's late challenge caught a Atenas Itaim Pta ZL SP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Délio Zanette helped the player get up and apologised. Délio Zanette kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. If Délio Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Délio Zanette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Délio Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atenas Itaim Pta ZL SP's Fiori da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Washington Barros in the 80th minute of play. Fiori da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Délio Zanette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Wilian Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Claudinho Falcão in the 87th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Jeremias Barbosa's left hand side. In the 91st minute Délio Zanette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fiori da Mata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.