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Estádio Neropolis
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Vânderson Albuquerque ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kauã Bittencourt was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Kauã Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vânderson Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waldir Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waldir Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Pedro Luís Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Brasa Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Roberto Proença came free, but Kauã Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo de Azevedo hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Maurinho Bueno took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kauã Bittencourt. Brasa Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kauã Bittencourt made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Francisco Vargas sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Cleiton Pernambucano could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Kauã Bittencourt however easily saved by the left post. Wanderson Terra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luís Magalhães having to interfere. Kauã Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evandro Prestes, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Kauã Bittencourt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francisco Vargas in the 30th minute. After some careless play in the Neropolis SC defense, Waldir Perez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Luís Magalhães. The Neropolis SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Luís Magalhães should have stopped the shot. Kauã Bittencourt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cleiton Pernambucano in the 38th minute. If Vânderson Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neropolis SC's Cleiton Pernambucano pulled a muscle in his leg after 45 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 45 minutes into the game, Alfredo Fernandez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brasa Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Neropolis SC the free kick. After 46 played minutes Brasa Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Fernandez. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Vargas was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Brasa Futebol Clube's Waldir Perez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Luís Magalhães made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Zé Roberto Proença blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kauã Bittencourt having to make a save. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Waldir Perez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Waldir Perez came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Brasa Futebol Clube 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 Waldir Perez couldn't finish the play. Dito Baptista kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Brasa Futebol Clube's Kauã Bittencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vânderson Albuquerque in the 70th minute of play. Neropolis SC's Pedro Luís Magalhães proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Neropolis SC from getting a goal against them. Emerson da Fonseca might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Luís Magalhães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emerson da Fonseca ran back to his position shaking his head. 80 minutes into the match, Zé Roberto Proença had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kauã Bittencourt. Brasa Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Roberto Proença was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 84 minutes into the match, Brasa Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Vargas came free, but Kauã Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Vargas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Roberto Proença sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Luís Magalhães made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Alfredo de Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. Kauã Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Vargas in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brasa Futebol Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maurinho Bueno was slow to take the kick. During this time Neropolis SC's players had a chance to rest. Maurinho Bueno made a great header on Neropolis SC's corner, it was just that Brasa Futebol Clube's Kauã Bittencourt managed to reach the ball for a save. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.