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Estádio Pelotas
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Orlando Araújo started the match with the kick off. Eurico Arantes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Santos's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Luisinho Sabóia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Orlando Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlando Araújo might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexsandro Sergipano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orlando Araújo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 17th match minute, Malaquias SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Velasco to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Luisinho Sabóia 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Araújo in the 28th minute of play forced Bufallos Red's goalkeeper Alexsandro Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Araújo in the 30th minute of play forced Bufallos Red's goalkeeper Alexsandro Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurico Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Alfredo Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Bufallos Red booed when Malaquias SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Acácio Branco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronaldo Santos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Orlando Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexsandro Sergipano was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Alfredo Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malaquias SS's Eurico Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Santos in the 63rd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Acácio Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Bufallos Red's Ronaldo Santos fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Luisinho Sabóia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 70 played minutes Bufallos Red got a freekick which was hit by Rafinha de Amaral. Malaquias SS's Luisinho Sabóia got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eurico Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Bittencourt in the 80th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Bufallos Red's goalkeeper Alexsandro Sergipano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orlando Araújo. In the 86th minute, Malaquias SS's Orlando Araújo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Eurico Arantes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Santos's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Orlando Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Alexsandro Sergipano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.