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Estádio Iraquara
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sílvio Luís Hermes got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 温威振 during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 温威振 hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Iraquara's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Zapata came free, but Enéas de Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enéas de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabin Zapata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enéas de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 温威振 in the 13th minute of the match. Guga Barbosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Vencho Paraskevov made a huge save. After having played for 16 minutes, Sabin Zapata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Metropolitano SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sabin Zapata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Metropolitano SC's Vencho Paraskevov got control of the ball when Guga Barbosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Iraquara's goalkeeper Enéas de Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 温威振 might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enéas de Andrade. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 温威振 ran back to his position shaking his head. Enéas de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arí do Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sabin Zapata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vencho Paraskevov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Luís Hermes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vencho Paraskevov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Hermes in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Iraquara booed when Metropolitano SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Barreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Metropolitano SC's Vítor Simões sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enéas de Andrade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Osvaldo Barreto fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Metropolitano SC's protests and gave Osvaldo Barreto a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Metropolitano SC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Osvaldo Barreto hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Arí do Valle made the kick off in the second half. Enéas de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 温威振, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Iraquara's Enéas de Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arí do Valle in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute, Leandro de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guga Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vencho Paraskevov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateus Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 77 minutes of play, Iraquara's Sílvio Luís Hermes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vencho Paraskevov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 81 played minutes Iraquara got a freekick which was hit by Anderson Pirani. Enéas de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arí do Valle in the 85th minute of play. Sabin Zapata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Enéas de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.