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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Wágner Berger made the kick off and thus started the match. Ricardinho Lago stood somewhat misplaced when Nilson Quaresma came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 2 minute. If Cipriano Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ricardinho Lago made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cipriano Vergílio in the 7th minute. Wágner Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Laércio Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Paulinho Vargas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Manaus FC's Nilson Quaresma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardinho Lago narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manaus FC's Nilson Quaresma got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulinho Vargas might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Laércio Ferraz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulinho Vargas ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Grêmio Olegarense booed when Manaus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Délio Pernambucano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laércio Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wágner Berger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardinho Lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilson Quaresma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 played minutes Nilson Quaresma rounded Grêmio Olegarense's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Ricardinho Lago made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cipriano Vergílio in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Ricardinho Lago didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilson Quaresma went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Nilson Quaresma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57thth minute of the game Cipriano Vergílio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grêmio Olegarense's Ricardinho Lago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ricardinho Lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Quaresma in the 58th minute of the match. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manaus FC! When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, Grêmio Olegarense's Edmílson Pena got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Laércio Ferraz. In the 66th minute, Wágner Berger reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Laércio Ferraz. The goal made the score 3-2. If Paulinho Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cipriano Vergílio might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardinho Lago. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cipriano Vergílio ran back to his position shaking his head. Ricardinho Lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Vergílio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cipriano Vergílio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ricardinho Lago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Humberto Quirino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Humberto Quirino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ricardinho Lago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardinho Lago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Vergílio in the 82nd minute of play. When Humberto Quirino fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manaus FC's protests and gave Humberto Quirino a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Manaus FC's Humberto Quirino got a free kick in the 90th minute. The audience was convinced that Cipriano Vergílio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardinho Lago was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Cipriano Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardinho Lago having to interfere. When Humberto Quirino came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Manaus FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Humberto Quirino couldn't finish the play. If Délio Pernambucano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 99 minutes, Cipriano Vergílio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manaus FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cipriano Vergílio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manaus FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Grêmio Olegarense to leave the ground with a draw.