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Cabeceirinha
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Léo Antunes got the match started through his kick off. Fabinho Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caco Tasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Luiz Paulo Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabinho Rocha in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luiz Paulo Castro saved Esse SC from getting behind. Valdemar Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Esse SC's goalkeeper Luiz Paulo Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ulisses Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar Hoffmann in the 29th minute of play. Fabinho Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Luiz Paulo Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Paulo Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabinho Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabinho Rocha was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Valdemar Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valdemar Hoffmann hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caco Tasso got free with Luiz Paulo Castro in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabinho Rocha was the one to do the kick off. Fabinho Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th match minute, Esse SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Loyola to maneuver through the defense. When Caco Tasso came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Cabeceirinha 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 Caco Tasso couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Léo Antunes in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ulisses Berger saved Cabeceirinha from getting behind. Esse SC's Luiz Paulo Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caco Tasso in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Esse SC's goal looked a bit too open when Caco Tasso came free, but Luiz Paulo Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Esse SC's João Pedro Dante got a free kick in the 86th minute. After 89 played minutes, Cabeceirinha's Rogério Costa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luiz Paulo Castro 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 Cabeceirinha reached it. Caco Tasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Luiz Paulo Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.