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Mangueirão
Spectators: 7183 (Terracing: 5389, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nilson Paraíba started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Nilson Paraíba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Marques was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 10th match minute, Josefina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatinho Senna to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Horácio Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Silveira 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. After having played for 41 minutes, Emílio da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hoppe FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emílio da Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ismael Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Silveira in the 43rd minute of play. Ismael Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilson Paraíba in the 45th minute of play. Gabriel Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ismael Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emílio da Silva was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, one of Josefina:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Hoppe FC a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Arthur de Amaral, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Josefina's Rafael Braga. 2-0. Nilson Paraíba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismael Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilson Paraíba in the 62nd minute of play. Gabriel Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nilson Paraíba might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ismael Marques. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nilson Paraíba ran back to his position shaking his head. Ismael Marques made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Gabriel Silveira sent off a good shot on target. Hoppe FC's Ismael Marques proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Hoppe FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Silveira got free with Ismael Marques in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute, Olavo Salles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Josefina fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Josefina's Gabriel Silveira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Nilson Paraíba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Marques was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Rafael Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio da Silva in the 87th minute of play. After 92 played minutes Josefina got a freekick which was hit by Renatinho Senna. Emílio da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Braga having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Gabriel Silveira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Josefina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.