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Witmarsum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Léo Salgado got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Carlos Eduardo Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Corrêa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldinho Oliveira charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osvaldinho Oliveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Unahy SS's Osvaldinho Oliveira got a free kick in the 7th minute. Dênis Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Vítor Paraense in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Paraense in the 11th minute of play forced Unahy SS's goalkeeper Dênis Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13thth minute of the game João Vítor Paraense who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unahy SS's Dênis Borges was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. João Vítor Paraense succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. If Léo Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Eduardo Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, Witmarsum FC's Albertinho Rossi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dênis Borges narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Albertinho Rossi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Dênis Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Eduardo Aguiar might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sebastião Corrêa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Eduardo Aguiar ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

57 minutes into the match, Unahy SS's Eusébio Marques sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastião Corrêa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorginho Salles during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Witmarsum FC booed when Unahy SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorginho Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Eduardo Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Eduardo Aguiar got free with Sebastião Corrêa in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When João Vítor Paraense came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Witmarsum 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 João Vítor Paraense couldn't finish the play. After having played for 74 minutes, Carlos Eduardo Aguiar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unahy SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Eduardo Aguiar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sebastião Corrêa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Léo Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Sebastião Corrêa was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Léo Salgado capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Léo Salgado really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 89th minute, Witmarsum FC's Ivo Ferreira seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ivo Ferreira the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Witmarsum FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ivo Ferreira had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 89th minute, one of Witmarsum FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Witmarsum FC. The goalkeeper, Sebastião Corrêa, was totally fooled by Unahy SS's Jorginho Salles, who 91 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Osvaldinho Oliveira hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Albertinho Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dênis Borges having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.