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Estádio Akotipa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Justino Quintan kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Gilvan Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Pedro Miranda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, 365DaBarra's Jorge Nunes got a free kick in the 9th minute. Marcelinho Linares was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Nuno de Sena. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eugênio Linhares got free with Marcelinho Linares in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 16 minutes on the clock, Dé Guedes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of 365DaBarra booed when Akotipa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dé Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Nunes missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 18 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Christiano Arósio right hand side. When Bebeto Cearense came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Akotipa 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 Bebeto Cearense couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Zé Roberto Goiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eugênio Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 365DaBarra's Luís Gustavo Pena got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 30 minutes into the game, 365DaBarra's Luís Fábio Cearense nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christiano Arósio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Akotipa's Christiano Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antônio Carlos Fernandez in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute there was a penalty for 365DaBarra. Antônio Carlos Fernandez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Christiano Arósio. 0-3. Justino Quintan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christiano Arósio having to interfere. A collision led to Akotipa getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Luiz Guilherme Galvão hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bebeto Cearense to make the kick off. Akotipa's Bebeto Cearense got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Christiano Arósio managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when 365DaBarra's Justino Quintan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gilvan Pinheiro hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, 365DaBarra's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Roberto Goiano came free, but Marcelinho Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by 365DaBarra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nuno de Sena was slow to take the kick. During this time Akotipa's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Zé Roberto Goiano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A collision led to Akotipa getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Rubens Fernandes hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Justino Quintan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christiano Arósio was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Luís Gustavo Pena blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christiano Arósio having to make a save. Eugênio Linhares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Marcelinho Linares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Justino Quintan managed to get in a good position for a shot. 365DaBarra's supporters rose to their feet, but Justino Quintan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christiano Arósio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Justino Quintan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christiano Arósio having to make a save. After 89 played minutes 365DaBarra got a freekick which was hit by Gilvan Pinheiro. Marcelinho Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bebeto Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Antônio Carlos Fernandez was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 91st minute. 365DaBarra's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Antônio Carlos Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christiano Arósio having to interfere. 365DaBarra played a much better game than Akotipa and deserved their victory. The Akotipa players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.