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Arena Sobradinho
Spectators: 7256 (Terracing: 5443, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nilmar Ortiz started the match with the kick off. Gualter Monteiro hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes BIRMINGHAM got a freekick which was hit by Gualter Monteiro. BIRMINGHAM's Perivaldo Aparecido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilmar Ortiz in the 12th minute of play. Carlos Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. BIRMINGHAM were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Sobradinho FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sílvio Luís Ramos took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Ortiz in the 35th minute of play forced BIRMINGHAM's goalkeeper Perivaldo Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Rony Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Paranaense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredinho Pitta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, BIRMINGHAM's Rony Cardoso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Paranaense narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfredinho Pitta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Vito Linhares fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sobradinho FC's protests and gave Vito Linhares a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sobradinho FC's Vito Linhares got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 58th minute Vladimir Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perivaldo Aparecido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Perivaldo Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 66th match minute, Sobradinho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimir Porto to maneuver through the defense. Rodolfo Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rony Cardoso got free with Carlos Paranaense in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 0-1 became the score in the 78th minute when Rony Cardoso elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, Vladimir Porto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Perivaldo Aparecido. BIRMINGHAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladimir Porto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Alfredinho Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Carlos Paranaense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sobradinho FC's Carlos Paranaense proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Sobradinho FC from getting a goal against them. Sobradinho FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though BIRMINGHAM had controlled the match.