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Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 150) Varese SC's Matías Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Mattos in the 4th minute of play. Jairo Mattos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Varese SC's Matías Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Mattos in the 9th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Dino Alvarenga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Varese SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arariuna F.C the free kick. In the 10th minute, Dino Alvarenga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the match, Arariuna F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Joélson Guedes came free, but Raimundo Mesquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Varese SC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. César Gerber was slow to take the kick. During this time Arariuna F.C's players had a chance to rest. Arariuna F.C's Jairo Mattos got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jairo Mattos scored 0-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matías Ramalho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sandro Freire struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Matías Ramalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arariuna F.C. Joélson Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Mesquita having to interfere. Jairo Mattos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matías Ramalho having to make a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Joélson Guedes made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, one of Arariuna F.C:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Varese SC a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Enéas Lago, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Arariuna F.C's Raimundo Mesquita. 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, Arariuna F.C's Jairo Mattos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matías Ramalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joélson Guedes scored 2-2 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raimundo Mesquita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vágner Seco's late challenge caught a Arariuna F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vágner Seco helped the player get up and apologised. After 71 played minutes Varese SC got a freekick which was hit by Vágner Seco. Raimundo Mesquita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joélson Guedes in the 81st minute of play. Enéas Lago hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Jairo Mattos kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 84thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Varese SC's keeper Matías Ramalho was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 87 minutes into the match, Varese SC's goalkeeper Matías Ramalho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jairo Mattos. If Basílio Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimundo Mesquita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basílio Gaspar in the 99th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.