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Covil Fox Stadium
Spectators: 7266 (Terracing: 5451, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) Maurício Ramos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Rafael Loyola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Foxers Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pitombeiras EC the free kick. Enrique Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Rafa Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Emílio Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Loyola got his second yellow card in the match during the 16th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 18th minute, Adrianinho Moreira sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Foxers Club's Enrique Soares didn't even have to move. 21 minutes into the match, Lucas Ramos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Foxers Club's Enrique Soares. Enrique Soares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26th match minute, Pitombeiras EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléber de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. After 27 played minutes, Foxers Club's Iuri Quadros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emílio Queirós came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Foxers Club reached it. Pitombeiras EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Maurício Ramos scored to the left of an out of position Emílio Queirós, making the score, 1-1. A hard shot 33 in the game by Rafa Britto from a close distance when the talented Emílio Queirós managed to make a qualified save. Pitombeiras EC's players were relieved. After a defensive mix-up in Pitombeiras EC's zone, Evandro Meira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emílio Queirós came out of the goal and Evandro Meira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rafa Britto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Emílio Queirós made a huge save. Pitombeiras EC's Emílio Queirós proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Pitombeiras EC from getting a goal against them. Rafa Brittos short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Emílio Queirós to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 44 minutes, Rafa Britto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Foxers Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafa Britto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emílio Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anísio Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Lira hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pitombeiras EC's goalkeeper Emílio Queirós, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Varela in the 67th minute of play forced Foxers Club's goalkeeper Enrique Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Pitombeiras EC booed when Foxers Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurício Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafa Britto in the 69th minute of play forced Pitombeiras EC's goalkeeper Emílio Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pitombeiras EC's goalkeeper Emílio Queirós, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Ian Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pitombeiras EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ian Varela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique Soares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Enrique Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 89th minute, Elias Lira 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. In the 94th minute Rafa Britto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Anísio Paraíba came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Foxers Club 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 Anísio Paraíba couldn't finish the play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.