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Spectators: 6427 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1010, VIP seats: 10) Luizão Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Caviuna EC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Carlos Alberto Saldanha hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Mário Meira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caviuna EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mário Meira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nelsinho Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Renato Cunha hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Caviuna EC's Jardel Freitas couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 21st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Flamengo Seleção slp. After a rather tough play, Flamengo Seleção slp's Josué de Amorim got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Caviuna EC's Egídio Torres got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mário Meira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelsinho Simões having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renato Cunha during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 34 played minutes Flamengo Seleção slp got a freekick which was hit by Renato Cunha. Nelsinho Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Flamengo Seleção slp's Renato Cunha got a free kick in the 37th minute. Caviuna EC were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Flamengo Seleção slp's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jardel Freitas took the corner. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rui Guerra was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Cunha in the 53rd minute of play forced Caviuna EC's goalkeeper Geovânio Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flamengo Seleção slp's Rui Guerra got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th minute Lúcio Gomes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovânio Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Caviuna EC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mateus Antunes hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the game, Luizão Araújo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Geovânio Baiano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rui Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Egídio Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Luizão Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Caviuna EC's zone, Luizão Araújo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovânio Baiano came out of the goal and Luizão Araújo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Geovânio Baiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luizão Araújo in the 86th minute of the match. If Luizão Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caviuna EC's Geovânio Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Guerra in the 90th minute of play. 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.