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Estádio Apinage
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Samuel da Cunha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Derribadinha AD's Tony Souto in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Apinage SC's goalie prevented a goal. Claudinei Esteves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Walmyr Mota made a huge save. 8 minutes into the match, Derribadinha AD's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel da Cunha came free, but Walmyr Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Augusto Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When Derribadinha AD's Tony Souto in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Apinage SC's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Apinage SC's zone, Tony Souto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richard de Mendonça came out of the goal and Tony Souto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Derribadinha AD's Tony Souto got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Derribadinha AD's Aloísio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Derribadinha AD's Murilo Gerber quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Martins, made in the 24th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tony Souto in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Richard de Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Vaz's late challenge caught a Derribadinha AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Vaz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th minute, Pedro Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kaká Maranhense in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walmyr Mota saved Derribadinha AD from getting behind. Claudinei Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Walmyr Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 played minutes, Derribadinha AD's Ronaldão Mello shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Richard de Mendonça came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Derribadinha AD reached it. Tony Souto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tony Souto was the one to do the kick off. A hard shot by Ronaldão Mello from long distance, 54 minutes into the match, got Richard de Mendonça's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After a defensive mix-up in Apinage SC's zone, Tony Souto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richard de Mendonça came out of the goal and Tony Souto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by João Augusto Azevedo in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Derribadinha AD's Aloísio Costa. Claudinei Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Walmyr Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aloísio Costa struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Richard de Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Derribadinha AD. Derribadinha AD's Aloísio Costa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Pedro Vaz in the 65 minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tony Souto in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Richard de Mendonça saved Apinage SC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tony Souto in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Richard de Mendonça saved Apinage SC from getting behind. Tony Souto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Richard de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cláudio Mazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walmyr Mota having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by João Augusto Azevedo in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Derribadinha AD's Aloísio Costa. The audience was convinced that Tony Souto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard de Mendonça was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. If Tony Souto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute of the match, Tony Souto tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Richard de Mendonça saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Richard de Mendonça made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Tony Souto sent off a good shot on target. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Derribadinha AD players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.