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Estádio Esse
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) After 3 played minutes Peiroval got a freekick which was hit by Sandro Peixoto. Jorge Paraibano hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 11 played minutes, Peiroval's Vladimir Neves shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gonçalo Maia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Peiroval reached it. After 13 minutes of play, Peiroval's Emanuel Alcântara made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonçalo Maia was left in no man's land by his defense there! 24 minutes into the game, Ciro Rosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esse's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Peiroval the free kick. In the 24th minute, Ciro Rosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Emanuel Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonçalo Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naldo Correia in the 36th minute of play. Emanuel Alcântara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gonçalo Maia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Esse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel de Amorim to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute Sandro Peixoto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 minutes of play, Peiroval's Emanuel Alcântara made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonçalo Maia was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Leão to make the kick off. Gonçalo Maia made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Naldo Correia sent off a good shot on target. Gonçalo Maia made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Naldo Correia sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Emanuel Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Peiroval's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuel Alcântara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonçalo Maia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Peiroval booed when Esse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel de Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Ronaldão Soares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Betinho Guedes. Peiroval's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldão Soares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Naldo Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Peiroval's supporters rose to their feet, but Naldo Correia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonçalo Maia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 75 minutes, Naldo Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peiroval's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naldo Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emanuel Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Gonçalo Maia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuel Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo Maia having to interfere. Betinho Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Leão in the 87th minute of the match. Sandro Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Gonçalo Maia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gonçalo Maia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Naldo Correia in the 89th minute. Gonçalo Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Alcântara in the 98th minute of play. Peiroval were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.