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Estádio Joeirana
Spectators: 7180 (Terracing: 5387, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Albertinho Saraiva took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Enéas Freitas fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored R F Futebol Clube's protests and gave Enéas Freitas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Capinha booed when R F Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enéas Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valdomiro Passos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 7 minutes into the game, Amílton Furlan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Capinha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave R F Futebol Clube the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Capinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton Furlan to maneuver through the defense. Juninho de Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Rodriguinho Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Albertinho Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Rodriguinho Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juninho de Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juninho de Azevedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Valdomiro Passos notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Capinha's Marcus Vinhas. Marcus Vinhas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Albertinho Saraiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodriguinho Silva having to interfere. Rodriguinho Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juninho de Azevedo's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Juninho de Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Rodriguinho Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 37 minutes of play, Capinha's Albertinho Saraiva made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodriguinho Silva was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcus Vinhas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enéas Freitas in the 43rd minute of the match. If Juninho de Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodriguinho Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albertinho Saraiva in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Enéas Freitas to strike the kick off in the second half. Juninho de Azevedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Albertinho Saraiva took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Rodriguinho Silva to make any attempt to save it. After having played for 65 minutes, Albertinho Saraiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Capinha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albertinho Saraiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Germano Loureiro during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to R F Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Germano Loureiro hit a great ball. Rodriguinho Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albertinho Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juninho de Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Rodriguinho Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute of the match, Albertinho Saraiva tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rodriguinho Silva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Albertinho Saraiva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodriguinho Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Enéas Freitas scored 3-3 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcus Vinhas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 83 minutes into the match, R F Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juninho de Azevedo. R F Futebol Clube's Rodriguinho Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertinho Saraiva in the 86th minute of play. Rodriguinho Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albertinho Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Vinhas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enéas Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Capinha were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.