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Meirim
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cachaça EC's Franklin Silva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Zé Roberto Custódio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Luiz Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cachaça EC's protests and gave Luiz Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Umbuzeiro booed when Cachaça EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Franklin Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardinho Siqueira during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Cachaça EC's zone, Ramiro Dante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Garcia came out of the goal and Ramiro Dante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Franklin Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Otávio Prestes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Doni Ramalho made a huge save. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Camargo to strike the kick off in the second half. When Álvaro Lima fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Umbuzeiro's protests and gave Álvaro Lima a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Umbuzeiro's Álvaro Lima got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 58th minute Otávio Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doni Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Otávio Prestes struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Doni Ramalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cachaça EC. If Ramiro Dante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doni Ramalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Franklin Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Doni Ramalho having to make a save. Franklin Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doni Ramalho having to interfere. After 89 minutes, Ramiro Dante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Umbuzeiro and the Cachaça EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ramiro Dante hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The supporters of Cachaça EC booed when Umbuzeiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarcisio Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Tostão Gerber got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.