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Estádio Itapecoa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mathias Lara took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Francisco Arantes fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Coitezeiro's protests and gave Francisco Arantes a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Coitezeiro's Francisco Arantes got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Diguinho Mendes sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Matheus Gomes threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Diguinho Mendes this time. Paulo de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiquinho de Almeida in the 8th minute of play. In the 10thth minute of the game Wilson Alagoano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Coitezeiro's Matheus Gomes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luiz Eduardo Falcãos short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Matheus Gomes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Coitezeiro getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Francisco Arantes hit a great ball. Hortêncio Vinhas kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Coitezeiro's Matheus Gomes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Alagoano in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Ponte Branca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Lara came free, but Paulo de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilson Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Matheus Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilson Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Matheus Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute, one of Coitezeiro:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Coitezeiro. Matheus Gomes went to the wrong direction when Diguinho Mendes was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Matheus Gomes made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Luiz Eduardo Falcão sent off a good shot on target. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

If Carlos Eduardo Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mathias Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo de Amaral having to interfere. Coitezeiro's Matheus Gomes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Alagoano in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Eduardo Falcão in the 66th minute of play forced Coitezeiro's goalkeeper Matheus Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Eduardo Falcão might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matheus Gomes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Eduardo Falcão ran back to his position shaking his head. Matheus Gomes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilson Alagoano in the 70th minute of play. Ronaldo Ramalho hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. If Luiz Eduardo Falcão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luiz Eduardo Falcão hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, Chiquinho de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82 minutes, João Adolfo Recife mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ponte Branca FC and the Coitezeiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 82 played minutes Ponte Branca FC got a freekick which was hit by João Adolfo Recife. After 87 played minutes Coitezeiro got a freekick which was hit by Nando Severo. With a little luck, Ponte Branca FC's Paulo de Amaral got control of the ball when Carlos Eduardo Silveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luiz Eduardo Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ponte Branca FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.