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Estádio Helvecia
Spectators: 7358 (Terracing: 5519, Seating: 1692, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laércio de Queirós kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes, Douglas Xavier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Helvecia SC and the Agnelo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Helvecia SC's Douglas Xavier got a free kick in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Helvecia SC's goal looked a bit too open when Laércio de Queirós came free, but Luiz Guilherme Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Ciro França made a precise shot to the right of Luiz Guilherme Oliveira. Helvecia SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 11 minutes, Pedro Augusto Tande mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Agnelo FC and the Helvecia SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th minute, Pedro Augusto Tande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Agnelo FC defense, Hélio Arce kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovanni Maciel. The Agnelo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovanni Maciel should have stopped the shot. Helvecia SC's Cristiano Vale managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cléber Magalhães in the 19 minute of the game. If Zeca Soeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Arósio in the 25th minute of play forced Helvecia SC's goalkeeper Luiz Guilherme Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Pedro Augusto Tande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Agnelo FC's Pedro Augusto Tande got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Helvecia SC's goalkeeper Luiz Guilherme Oliveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, Helvecia SC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Arósio came free, but Luiz Guilherme Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Carlos Arósio 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. After 42 played minutes Agnelo FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Arósio. After a defensive mix-up in Helvecia SC's zone, Carlos Arósio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Guilherme Oliveira came out of the goal and Carlos Arósio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hélio Arce to strike the kick off in the second half. Carlos Arósio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hélio Arce struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Giovanni Maciel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Helvecia SC. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Carlos Arósio got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Zeca Soeiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giovanni Maciel having to make a save. Luiz Guilherme Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Carlos Arósio sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Helvecia SC's zone, Carlos Arósio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Guilherme Oliveira came out of the goal and Carlos Arósio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luiz Guilherme Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Carlos Arósio sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Helvecia SC's Luiz Guilherme Oliveira got control of the ball when Carlos Arósio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giovanni Maciel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Arce in the 72nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Agnelo FC defense, Hélio Arce kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovanni Maciel. The Agnelo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovanni Maciel should have stopped the shot. With his leg Luiz Guilherme Oliveira managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Agnelo FC's Carlos Arósio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The nice shot from Carlos Arósio in the 80thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Luiz Guilherme Oliveira had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Helvecia SC's goalkeeper Luiz Guilherme Oliveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Giovanni Maciel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aílton Lago in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Arce in the 92nd minute of play forced Agnelo FC's goalkeeper Giovanni Maciel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.