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José Pinheiro Borda
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Sport Club Lagradouro's Richard dos Santos 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. After 3 minutes, Antônio Carlos Peixoto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arcion F.C. and the Sport Club Lagradouro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Antônio Carlos Peixoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabinho Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dieguinho Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Amorim having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Lagradouro's Patrick Diniz got a free kick in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Arcion F.C.'s Jânio Nóbrega broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Sport Club Lagradouro's Henrique Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dieguinho Sampaio in the 14th minute of play. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Club Lagradouro's goalkeeper Henrique Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Raúl Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Arcion F.C. 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 Raúl Paraibano couldn't finish the play. Wágner Lopez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richard dos Santos's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Wanderson Lima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arcion F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Club Lagradouro the free kick. Dieguinho Sampaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Henrique Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Arcion F.C. getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Pedro Luiz Fernandez hit a great ball. Wágner Lopez made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Fabinho Fernandes sent off a good shot on target. Richard dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wágner Lopez having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dieguinho Sampaio to make the kick off. Wágner Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard dos Santos in the 53rd minute of the match. After 55 minutes Arcion F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luiz Eduardo Ferraz who took care of the corner kick. Luiz Eduardo Ferraz made a great header on Sport Club Lagradouro's corner, it was just that Arcion F.C.'s Wágner Lopez managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 63rd match minute, Arcion F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Carlos Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. After 66 minutes, André Lucas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sport Club Lagradouro and the Arcion F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Lagradouro's André Lucas got a free kick in the 66th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Arcion F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fabinho Fernandes came free, but Wágner Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard dos Santos struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Wágner Lopez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Club Lagradouro. 79 minutes into the match, Arcion F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Richard dos Santos came free, but Wágner Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabinho Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Richard dos Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Wágner Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wágner Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabinho Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wágner Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabinho Fernandes in the 93rd minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.