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Spectators: 7275 (Terracing: 5458, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raúl Araújo started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Afonso da Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eurico Cabral. Pirracao EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Afonso da Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If Raúl Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 19 in the game by Afonso da Costa from a close distance when the talented Eurico Cabral managed to make a qualified save. Pirracao EC's players were relieved. A collision led to Pirracao EC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Luan Castro hit a great ball. Raúl Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eurico Cabral having to interfere. With a little luck, Pirracao EC's Eurico Cabral got control of the ball when Afonso da Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eurico Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Araújo in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Raúl Araújo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Raúl Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Máfia do Ovo FC 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 Araújo couldn't finish the play. Leandro Donatello's late challenge caught a Máfia do Ovo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leandro Donatello helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Pirracao EC's Leandro Donatello got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Eurico Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raúl Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pirracao EC's Luan Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pirracao EC's Eurico Cabral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Pirracao EC from getting a goal against them. Afonso da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eurico Cabral having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jailson da Silveira to strike the kick off in the second half. Nelson Tepedino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaká Nogueira having to interfere. Máfia do Ovo FC's Kaká Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jailson da Silveira in the 56th minute of play. After having played for 57 minutes, Jailson da Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pirracao EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jailson da Silveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eurico Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Araújo in the 62nd minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Nelson Tepedino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kaká Nogueira, 1-2. Eurico Cabral came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Máfia do Ovo FC's Afonso da Costa. But to his dismay, Afonso da Costa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso da Costa in the 77th minute of play forced Pirracao EC's goalkeeper Eurico Cabral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pirracao EC's Leandro Donatello got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Leandro Donatello off the ground. After a rather tough play, Pirracao EC's Leandro Donatello got a free kick in the 80th minute. The audience was convinced that Afonso da Costa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eurico Cabral was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Eurico Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso da Costa in the 86th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Pirracao EC's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso da Costa came free, but Eurico Cabral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Pirracao EC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Máfia do Ovo FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.