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Cacutu
Spectators: 7086 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Cacutu's Armando Prestes got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Luís Eduardo Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albertinho Paes charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albertinho Paes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Quarany booed when Cacutu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albertinho Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Giovani de Almeida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elói Alcântara was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After 19 played minutes Cacutu got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Lopez. In the 21st minute, Quarany's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nelsinho da Cunha fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Elói Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani de Almeida in the 21st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Nelsinho da Cunha took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Elói Alcântara to make any attempt to save it. If Nelsinho da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Belmiro Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Eduardo Nunes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Diogo de Sousa having to make a save. After having played for 35 minutes, Arnaldo Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quarany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnaldo Vinhas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th minute Arnaldo Vinhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Arnaldo Vinhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Quarany booed when Cacutu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Prestes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Quarany's Elói Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani de Almeida in the 43rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cacutu's zone, Arnaldo Vinhas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo de Sousa came out of the goal and Arnaldo Vinhas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cacutu's Diogo de Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Vinhas in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arnaldo Vinhas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Diogo de Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Vinhas in the 56th minute of the match. Arnaldo Vinhas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo de Sousa having to interfere. When Cléberson Teles fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Quarany's protests and gave Cléberson Teles a yellow card for diving instead. Cléberson Teles kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Cacutu's goalkeeper Diogo de Sousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Eduardo Nunes got free with Diogo de Sousa in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the game, José Vítor Freitas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Quarany's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cacutu the free kick. The supporters of Cacutu booed when Quarany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Vítor Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience held their breath when Vitório Viana in the 85th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Elói Alcântara's left hand side. If Nelsinho da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cacutu's Roberto Lopez got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnaldo Vinhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.