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Spectators: 7185 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) When So Canela's Diego Godoi in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vila Izabel Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Flavinho Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the game, Murilo Pitta recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Guto Meira. Murilo Pitta showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Vila Izabel Futebol Clube's Walmyr Neiva got a free kick in the 17th minute. Diego Godoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Augusto Bezerra having to interfere. Flavinho Meirelles scored 2-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guto Meira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vila Izabel Futebol Clube's Zé Augusto Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Aguiar in the 27th minute of play. Diego Godoi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé Augusto Bezerra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Murilo Pitta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Flavinho Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute Murilo Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guto Meira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Murilo Pitta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Vila Izabel Futebol Clube's Walmyr Neiva got a free kick in the 55th minute. Zé Augusto Bezerra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Godoi's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. When So Canela's Diego Godoi in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vila Izabel Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. After 58 played minutes Vila Izabel Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Ruy Leal. Fabrício Castro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Guto Meira. So Canela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Walmyr Neiva charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walmyr Neiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th match minute, Vila Izabel Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmyr Neiva to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes in the game Luiz Fernando da Silva after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Zé Augusto Bezerra. A very good opportunity. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vila Izabel Futebol Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 75 minutes, So Canela's Luiz Gustavo Cardozo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Zé Augusto Bezerra. 79 minutes into the match, Sérgio Aguiar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Augusto Bezerra. Vila Izabel Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sérgio Aguiar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind So Canela's goalkeeper Guto Meira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute of the match Luiz Gustavo Cardozo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Augusto Bezerra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zé Augusto Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Sérgio Aguiars short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Zé Augusto Bezerra to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Hugo Moura hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When Sérgio Aguiar came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the So Canela 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 Sérgio Aguiar couldn't finish the play. Vila Izabel Futebol Clube succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though So Canela had controlled the match.