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Spectators: 6544 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1050, VIP seats: 10) Manolo Furtado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franck Van Buyten in the 7th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Natã Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Águia FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Natã Abreu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcinho Pombal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vascão-ES's Marcinho Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliézer Tinoco in the 12th minute of play. After 13 minutes Vascão-ES's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paulinho Lira who took care of the corner kick. Valdomiro Salgado made a great header on Águia FC's corner, it was just that Vascão-ES's Marcinho Pombal managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 14th minute, Eliézer Tinoco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcinho Pombal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Manolo Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ole-Petter Molteberg in the 17th minute of play. João Augusto Diniz's late challenge caught a Vascão-ES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Augusto Diniz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Águia FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. João Augusto Diniz hit a great ball. Manolo Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Branco in the 21st minute of play. After some careless play in the Vascão-ES defense, Eliézer Tinoco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcinho Pombal. The Vascão-ES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcinho Pombal should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mazinho Lopez in the 27th minute of play forced Vascão-ES's goalkeeper Marcinho Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Adelino Rossi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Manolo Furtado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcinho Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manolo Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franck Van Buyten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Manolo Furtado made a huge save. Antônio Dracena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Manolo Furtado made a huge save. Cesinha Leal hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Manolo Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sérgio Coelho in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sérgio Coelho made a kick off. Marcinho Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natã Abreu in the 52nd minute of play. Marcinho Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliézer Tinoco in the 54th minute of the match. When Adelino Rossi fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vascão-ES's protests and gave Adelino Rossi a yellow card for diving instead. Águia FC's Manolo Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Coelho in the 57th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Vascão-ES's goal looked a bit too open when Eliézer Tinoco came free, but Marcinho Pombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Vascão-ES booed when Águia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Délio Catarinense didn't get a good kick on the ball. Águia FC's Manolo Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franck Van Buyten in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Rossi in the 77th minute of play forced Águia FC's goalkeeper Manolo Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Natã Abreu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcinho Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Águia FC's Natã Abreu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcinho Pombal. That made the score 2-3 after 81 minutes of play. Natã Abreu kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Águia FC's Manolo Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Coelho in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of Águia FC booed when Vascão-ES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Prestes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adelino Rossi was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.