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Estádio Tuive
Spectators: 6652 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonathan Oliveira kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Oliveira in the 4th minute of play forced Canxe EC's goalkeeper Júlio Vergílio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gildo Brodel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rui Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Canxe EC's Júlio Vergílio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Canxe EC from getting a goal against them. Canxe EC's Júlio Vergílio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Canxe EC from getting a goal against them. Didi Nóbrega charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Didi Nóbrega the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Encravados FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Didi Nóbrega hit a great ball. Ronaldinho Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Vítor da Cunha in the 21st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Canxe EC's zone, Jonathan Oliveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júlio Vergílio came out of the goal and Jonathan Oliveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Dagoberto Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Jonathan Oliveira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Júlio Vergílio. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Canxe EC's goalkeeper Júlio Vergílio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 35th play minutes Jonathan Oliveira shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Júlio Vergílio and just under the crossbar into goal. Didi Nóbrega kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Dagoberto Araújo put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ronaldinho Pires. Guto Figueiredo lost his temper 46 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Encravados FC! After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dagoberto Araújo to make the kick off. Júlio Vergílio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Fonseca in the 54th minute of play. João Vítor da Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Canxe EC's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Fonseca came free, but Júlio Vergílio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Dagoberto Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Vítor da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dagoberto Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Pires having to interfere. The supporters of Encravados FC booed when Canxe EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ronaldinho Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagoberto Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romário Trancoso during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Encravados FC's Romário Trancoso got a free kick in the 90th minute. Ronaldinho Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagoberto Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Vítor da Cunha got free with Ronaldinho Pires in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Encravados FC's Romário Trancoso got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.