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Estádio Goialina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexandre Maciel kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Monteiro FC booed when Goialina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 10 minutes into the game, Jorge Dantas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Christiano Maia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Monteiro FC booed when Goialina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo José do Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 13 played minutes, Monteiro FC's Washington Cearense shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christiano Maia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Monteiro FC reached it. In the 14th minute, Téo Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lúcio Tavares's late challenge caught a Goialina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lúcio Tavares helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Monteiro FC's Lúcio Tavares got a free kick in the 16th minute. Christiano Maia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorge Dantas's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 30th minute, Goialina's Alexandre Trigo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kléber Santos. Kléber Santos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Monteiro FC's Lúcio Tavares got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 43rd minute, Alexandre Maciel fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kléber Santos, passed just outside the right post. After having played for 47 minutes, Alexandre Trigo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Goialina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Trigo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Dantas was the one to do the kick off. Lúcio Tavares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Christiano Maia made a huge save. Jorge Dantas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Christiano Maia made a huge save. Jorge Dantas took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christiano Maia. Christiano Maia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 58thth minute of the game Jorge Dantas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Goialina's Christiano Maia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christiano Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Barbosa in the 60th minute of the match. Christiano Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Dantas in the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 66 minutes, Alexandre Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Goialina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Maciel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Monteiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Maciel came free, but Kléber Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Kléber Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christiano Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Dantas in the 75th minute of play. Nicolas Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christiano Maia having to interfere. Alexandre Maciel scored 2-2 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kléber Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Nicolas Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo José do Vale took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kléber Santos. Monteiro FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Jorge Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.