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Salqueiro
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nelson Abraão made the kick off which started today's match. Arlindo Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arlindo Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Gernando Pombal put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Luiz Guilherme Matos. Wilian Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Thiago Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarcisio Bittencourt in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Salqueiro's goal looked a bit too open when Tarcisio Bittencourt came free, but Thiago Tróia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nelson Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. César Ceresso hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Renan Botelho struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Luiz Guilherme Matos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salqueiro. Nelson Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Luiz Guilherme Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Salqueiro getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Eurico de Alcântara hit a great ball. Thiago Tróia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Thiago Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarcisio Bittencourt in the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Gil Maciel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Tróia. Salqueiro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gil Maciel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Nelson Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Luiz Guilherme Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tarcisio Bittencourt to make the kick off. Nelson Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Guilherme Matos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nelson Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Luiz Guilherme Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gil Maciel got free with Thiago Tróia in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 87 minutes, Nelson Abraão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salqueiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nelson Abraão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Salqueiro players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.