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Orlando Scarpelli
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5421, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vítor Veloso made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Figueirense F.C's zone, Donato Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulinho Salles came out of the goal and Donato Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisco de Toledo's late challenge caught a C.R 13 de Jacarepaguá's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco de Toledo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute Donato Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulinho Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olívio Saraiva hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. C.R 13 de Jacarepaguá's João Vítor Peixoto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save C.R 13 de Jacarepaguá from getting a goal against them. Vítor Veloso was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 24th minute. Figueirense F.C's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Tiaguinho Messias's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, João Vítor Peixoto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joélson Duarte during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Figueirense F.C's Joélson Duarte got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Figueirense F.C's Vítor Veloso got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Donato Vasconcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Paulinho Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulinho Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Vasconcelos in the 40th minute of the match. After 46 played minutes Figueirense F.C got a freekick which was hit by Joélson Duarte. Ian Bastos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paulinho Salles. Figueirense F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Donato Vasconcelos made the kick off in the second half. During the 51st minute of the match Joélson Duarte completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Joélson Duarte a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Joélson Duarte hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th match minute, Figueirense F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vágner Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. Wesley Fantini's late challenge caught a C.R 13 de Jacarepaguá's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wesley Fantini helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Figueirense F.C got a freekick which was hit by Wesley Fantini. Paulinho Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Vasconcelos in the 59th minute of play. Donato Vasconcelos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulinho Salles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. After having played for 70 minutes, Francisco de Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Figueirense F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco de Toledo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mauro Brasil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Paulinho Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 77 played minutes C.R 13 de Jacarepaguá got a freekick which was hit by Kléber Donato. In the 79th minute, Kléber Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Francisco de Toledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulinho Salles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Brasil in the 93rd minute. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by Mauro Brasil got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 96th match minute, Figueirense F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiaguinho Messias to maneuver through the defense. 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.