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Arena Leão 1918
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jean Perez took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Fortaleza E.C's José Carlos Guedes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Conrado Cerezo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 10 minutes into the match, Fortaleza E.C's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Paulo de Castro came free, but Cléber Tepedino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kléber Ortiz during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpected shot in the 15th minute by Bruno Jatsu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Pedro Paulo de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Botafogo Capixaba 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 Pedro Paulo de Castro couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Fortaleza E.C's Caetano Ponta got a free kick in the 21st minute. After having played for 22 minutes, Donato Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Botafogo Capixaba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Valadares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Jean Perez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botafogo Capixaba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean Perez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cléber Tepedino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Kléber Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Armando Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jean Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jean Perez missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 39 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Cléber Tepedino right hand side. Cléber Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean Perez in the 42nd minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruno Jatsu to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, José Carlos Guedes made a precise shot to the right of Conrado Cerezo. Botafogo Capixaba FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Fernandinho Botelho hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If Pedro Paulo de Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 67 minutes into the match, Fortaleza E.C's goalkeeper Cléber Tepedino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Paulo de Castro. Botafogo Capixaba FC were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Fortaleza E.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Donato Valadares took the corner. After a defensive mix-up in Fortaleza E.C's zone, Pedro Paulo de Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cléber Tepedino came out of the goal and Pedro Paulo de Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Filipe da Silva fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fortaleza E.C's protests and gave Filipe da Silva a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Fortaleza E.C's Filipe da Silva got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Armando Luz fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fortaleza E.C's protests and gave Armando Luz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Fortaleza E.C's Armando Luz got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Fortaleza E.C's goalkeeper Cléber Tepedino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean Perez.