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Estádio Itapecoa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Eduardo Falcão got the match started through his kick off. Aníbal dos Santos's late challenge caught a Tupi EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aníbal dos Santos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ponte Branca FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Aníbal dos Santos hit a great ball. Wilson Alagoano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luís Fábio Brito came out and tried to block the shot, but Wilson Alagoano slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 19th minute. Luís Fábio Brito came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Ponte Branca FC's Luiz Eduardo Falcão. But to his dismay, Luiz Eduardo Falcão quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 35 minutes into the match, Tupi EC's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Brito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Eduardo Falcão. 37 minutes into the match, Alfredão Mazza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo de Amaral. Ponte Branca FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredão Mazza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Tupi EC's Luís Fábio Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Tupi EC from getting a goal against them. Luiz Eduardo Falcão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Luís Fábio Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tupi EC's Luís Fábio Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Alagoano in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Tupi EC's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Brito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Eduardo Falcão.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dorival Breckenfeld stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Dudu Vinhas fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tupi EC's protests and gave Dudu Vinhas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ponte Branca FC booed when Tupi EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dudu Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Eduardo Falcão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Luís Fábio Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Eduardo Falcão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Fábio Brito having to interfere. Tupi EC's Luís Fábio Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diguinho Mendes in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Ponte Branca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival Breckenfeld came free, but Paulo de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Tupi EC's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Alagoano came free, but Luís Fábio Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredão Mazza hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Luís Fábio Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Paulo de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorival Breckenfeld in the 88th minute of play. Alfredão Mazza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Paulo de Amaral made a huge save. Luís Fábio Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Eduardo Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Fábio Brito stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilson Alagoano's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Ponte Branca FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.