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Estádio Arcoverde
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sebastião Maciel kicked off to start the match. Ramiro Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ademir Siqueira having to interfere. Ademir Siqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ademir Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Yan Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastião Maciel in the 18th minute of the match. Ramiro Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ademir Siqueira having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Cruz Azul.'s goalkeeper Ademir Siqueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramiro Ribeiro. After 31 minutes, Júlio Fernandez made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Arcoverde SC's Yan Catarinense tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Júlio Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Yan Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastião Maciel took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yan Catarinense. Yan Catarinense dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiro Ribeiro got free with Ademir Siqueira in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Ademir Pereira made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Cruz Azul.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ramiro Ribeiro came free, but Ademir Siqueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Cruz Azul.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ramiro Ribeiro came free, but Ademir Siqueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Ribeiro in the 57th minute of play forced Cruz Azul.'s goalkeeper Ademir Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ademir Siqueira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ramiro Ribeiro went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. If Ademir Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramiro Ribeiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ademir Siqueira having to make a save. Ramiro Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ademir Siqueira having to interfere. Ramiro Ribeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute Ramiro Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ademir Siqueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramiro Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ademir Siqueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ademir Pereira scored 2-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ademir Siqueira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastião Maciel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.