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Estadio Gafaria
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Ariciro FC booed when EtaSilvaresFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Lessa didn't get a good kick on the ball. António Araújo struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Adolfo Bezerra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ariciro FC. In the 13th minute Gil Mascarenhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Nélson Aguiar got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Daniel Lessa struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Armando Baldaia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EtaSilvaresFC. Nélson Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Armando Baldaia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th match minute, Ariciro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasco Falcão to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Gualter Teixeira sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ariciro FC's Armando Baldaia didn't even have to move. Ariciro FC's Armando Baldaia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Ariciro FC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Ariciro FC's Armando Baldaia got control of the ball when Nélson Aguiar tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 31 played minutes Ariciro FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudemiro Cardoso. When EtaSilvaresFC's Nélson Aguiar in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ariciro FC's goalie prevented a goal. António Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, EtaSilvaresFC's goal looked a bit too open when António Araújo came free, but Adolfo Bezerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Lessa to strike the kick off in the second half. Daniel Lessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Armando Baldaia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ariciro FC's goalkeeper Armando Baldaia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Armando Baldaia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Lessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Daniel Lessa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Baldaia having to interfere. The supporters of Ariciro FC booed when EtaSilvaresFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Lessa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armando Baldaia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nélson Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Lessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gil Mascarenhas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Mascarenhas in the 88th minute of play forced EtaSilvaresFC's goalkeeper Adolfo Bezerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When António Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Ariciro 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 António Araújo couldn't finish the play. In the 91st minute Nélson Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Baldaia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ariciro FC's Armando Baldaia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Lessa in the 93rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ariciro FC's zone, Nélson Aguiar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Baldaia came out of the goal and Nélson Aguiar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 97th minute Estevão Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Baldaia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.