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RD de João Pessoa
Spectators: 7079 (Terracing: 5375, Seating: 1694, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilmar Veloso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gilmar Veloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the game, Marvolo F.C.'s Olavo Gonçalves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cidro Guitart made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th minute, Olavo Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yuri Queirós hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Gilmar Veloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RD de JP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilmar Veloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Luís Fernando Araújo fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RD de JP's protests and gave Luís Fernando Araújo a yellow card for diving instead. Luís Fernando Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. If Gilmar Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Marvolo F.C.'s goalkeeper Fernandinho Brasil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yuri Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yuri Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Marvolo F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Yuri Queirós. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rômulo Velloso to make the kick off. If Gilmar Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Gilmar Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gilmar Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Dorival Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernandinho Brasil having to interfere. When Gilmar Veloso came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the RD de JP 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 Gilmar Veloso couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Gilmar Veloso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernandinho Brasil was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. After having played for 77 minutes, Rômulo Velloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marvolo F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Rômulo Velloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. RD de JP's Andres Iniesta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ulisses Sena in the 83 minute of the game. Ulisses Sena made in the 89th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Rômulo Velloso immediately put the ball in play. The throw-in from Ulisses Sena in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by RD de JP's Andres Iniesta. The referee gave RD de JP a penalty, 95 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Andres Iniesta, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Marvolo F.C.'s Fernandinho Brasil. 1-1. 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.