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Arena Ressacada
Spectators: 7963 (Terracing: 5974, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Walmyr Salles made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute Kaká Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermano Villahoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermano Villahoz in the 7th minute of play forced AVAÍ F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermano Villahoz in the 9th minute of the match. Kaká Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Marcos Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermano Villahoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. If Ivory Gunn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walmyr Salles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Apostolis Porros made a huge save. In the 25th minute Kaká Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sport Club Cevada's Apostolis Porros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Alegría in the 27th minute of play. Apostolis Porros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Alegría in the 27th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Walmyr Salles recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Apostolis Porros. Walmyr Salles showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After 32 minutes of play, Sport Club Cevada's Kaká Batista made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Sport Club Cevada's Apostolis Porros got control of the ball when Alex Sági tried to sneak it across the goal line. Apostolis Porros made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Walmyr Salles sent off a good shot on target. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind AVAÍ F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Buffon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcos Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermano Villahoz in the 42nd minute of play. Alex Sági fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostolis Porros having to interfere. Apostolis Porros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens Cabral in the 45th minute of the match. The supporters of Sport Club Cevada booed when AVAÍ F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Alegría didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ermano Villahoz to make the kick off. Apostolis Porros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Sági in the 52nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Cevada's Kaká Batista got a free kick in the 56th minute. Apostolis Porros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Alegría, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apostolis Porros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens Cabral in the 61st minute of the match. In the 61st minute Alex Sági shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apostolis Porros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sport Club Cevada's Apostolis Porros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Sági in the 62nd minute of play. AVAÍ F.C.'s Marcos Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save AVAÍ F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute Alex Sági shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apostolis Porros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 played minutes Sport Club Cevada got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Martins. AVAÍ F.C. made a substitution. Tarcisio Chaves replaced Luiz Pombal. AVAÍ F.C.'s Claus Van De Wiele was substituted for Dario Alegría. In the 74th match minute, Sport Club Cevada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Martins to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Cevada's Wanderson Breckenfeld got a free kick in the 79th minute. If Walmyr Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Walmyr Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Apostolis Porros was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Marcos Buffon made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Ermano Villahoz sent off a good shot on target. Marcos Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaká Batista in the 85th minute of the match. Apostolis Porros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Sági in the 89th minute of the match. Apostolis Porros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarcisio Chaves in the 92nd minute of play. 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.