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Thiago Stadium
Spectators: 6918 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristiano Velasco got the match started through his kick off. Vito Carneiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacinto de Amorim went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Thiagueira FC's goalkeeper Vito Carneiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alfredão de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. When Franklin Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Thiagueira 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 Franklin Cunha couldn't finish the play. Ediberto de Toledo, 30 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Thiagueira FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Zé Paulo Camargo hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, Cristiano Velasco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vito Carneiro. Thiagueira FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Velasco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franklin Cunha was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute, Ezequiel Pena 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. Alfredão de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin Cunha in the 61st minute of play forced Secura's goalkeeper Alfredão de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes in the game, Cristiano Velasco fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Vito Carneiro having to interfere. 79 minutes into the game, Léo Souza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Secura's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Thiagueira FC the free kick. Léo Souza hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Franklin Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredão de Lima having to interfere. After some careless play in the Secura defense, Franklin Cunha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredão de Lima. The Secura fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredão de Lima should have stopped the shot. When Kauan Diniz fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Secura's protests and gave Kauan Diniz a yellow card for diving instead. Paulão Amorim hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Alfredão de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinaldo de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Reinaldo de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.