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Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Cléberson Paranaense struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Valdemar Faria didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bupeva EC. A collision led to NVS ARTS getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Walmir da Costa hit a great ball. Cléberson Paranaense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, NVS ARTS's Toninho Teles got a free kick in the 18th minute. Alfredinho Proença hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute Cléberson Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdemar Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Claudinho Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valdemar Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléberson Paranaense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdemar Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Cruz in the 33rd minute of the match. Fernandão Valle might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Frank Gerber. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernandão Valle ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Pedro Garcia got free with Frank Gerber in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valdemar Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. 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 Claudinho Cruz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Walmir da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 55th minute, Alfredinho Proença 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. NVS ARTS's Valdemar Faria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinho Cruz in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, NVS ARTS's Walmir da Costa got a free kick in the 61st minute. The supporters of NVS ARTS booed when Bupeva EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute of the match, Cléberson Paranaense got a very nice opportunity to score, but Valdemar Faria was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After having played for 69 minutes, Fernandão Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NVS ARTS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernandão Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cléberson Paranaense might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valdemar Faria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cléberson Paranaense ran back to his position shaking his head. Cléberson Paranaense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdemar Faria having to interfere. After 78 played minutes NVS ARTS got a freekick which was hit by Fernandão Valle. Cléberson Paranaense might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valdemar Faria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cléberson Paranaense ran back to his position shaking his head. After 82 played minutes Bupeva EC's Cléberson Paranaense stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Valdemar Faria stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing NVS ARTS of the goal. Walmir da Costa's late challenge caught a Bupeva EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walmir da Costa helped the player get up and apologised. After 85 played minutes NVS ARTS got a freekick which was hit by Walmir da Costa. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind NVS ARTS's goalkeeper Valdemar Faria, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Claudinho Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Valdemar Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to NVS ARTS getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Bebeto Aguiar hit a great ball. 95 minutes in the game Thomás Martins 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 Valdemar Faria. A very good opportunity. Bupeva EC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.