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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Evandro Brasil made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Arapa FC got a freekick which was hit by Evandro Brasil. Sebastião Lucas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evandro Brasil's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Sebastião Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fernando Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arapa FC's goalkeeper Cléber Veloso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Luís Fernando Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Arapa FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luís Fernando Esteves couldn't finish the play. After 16 minutes of play, Arapa FC's Luís Fernando Esteves made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastião Lucas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aírton Paraibano struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Cléber Veloso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gaúcho - RS. In the 37th minute Caio Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cléber Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caio Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Cléber Veloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute, 洪思义 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Aírton Paraibano made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Luís Fernando Esteves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arapa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Fernando Esteves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastião Lucas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 54 minutes into the match, Gaúcho - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Evandro Brasil came free, but Sebastião Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaúcho - RS's Sebastião Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evandro Brasil in the 56th minute of play. In the 66th minute Luís Fernando Esteves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaúcho - RS's Caio Branco got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caio Branco in the 75th minute of play forced Arapa FC's goalkeeper Cléber Veloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gaúcho - RS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dinei Marinho was slow to take the kick. During this time Arapa FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 79th minute, Aírton Paraibano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cléber Veloso was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Aírton Paraibano struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Cléber Veloso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gaúcho - RS. Cléber Veloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aírton Paraibano, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Cléber Veloso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aírton Paraibano's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Gaúcho - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fernando Esteves came free, but Sebastião Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caio Branco struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Cléber Veloso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gaúcho - RS. Cléber Veloso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aírton Paraibano went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. In the 96th minute, Aírton Paraibano made a precise shot to the right of Cléber Veloso. Arapa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.