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Arena do Escorpião
Spectators: 7230 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) In the 3rd minute Hernani Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvinho Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Macedo Futebol e Regatas's Betinho Paiva in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 25 de Outubro's goalie prevented a goal. After 8 played minutes Macedo Futebol e Regatas got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fernando Bueno. After 12 minutes, Belmiro Galvão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 25 de Outubro and the Macedo Futebol e Regatas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, 25 de Outubro's Belmiro Galvão got a free kick in the 12th minute. Hernani Munhoz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Silvinho Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to 25 de Outubro getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Kauã Munhoz hit a great ball. Hernani Munhoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Macedo Futebol e Regatas's Betinho Paiva got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silvinho Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betinho Paiva in the 19th minute of the match. Erivaldo de Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belmiro Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Hernani Munhoz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Macedo Futebol e Regatas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Alan Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Silvinho Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Munhoz in the 30th minute of play forced 25 de Outubro's goalkeeper Silvinho Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clemente Mandrak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Hernani Munhoz put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Silvinho Neto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Munhoz in the 48th minute of play forced 25 de Outubro's goalkeeper Silvinho Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Betinho Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvinho Neto having to interfere. 25 de Outubro's Silvinho Neto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save 25 de Outubro from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute Belmiro Galvão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Belmiro Galvão managed to get in a good position for a shot. 25 de Outubro's supporters rose to their feet, but Belmiro Galvão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erivaldo de Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Macedo Futebol e Regatas's Alan Castro pulled a muscle in his back after 71 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 71 minutes, Kauã Munhoz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 25 de Outubro and the Macedo Futebol e Regatas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, 25 de Outubro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauã Munhoz to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute of the match Luiz Fernando Bueno sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silvinho Neto skillfully saved the ball. Erivaldo de Lara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Falcão Diniz went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Erivaldo de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belmiro Galvão, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The supporters of 25 de Outubro booed when Macedo Futebol e Regatas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Mandrak didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Hernani Munhoz fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macedo Futebol e Regatas's protests and gave Hernani Munhoz a yellow card for diving instead. Hernani Munhoz kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Macedo Futebol e Regatas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! In the 88th minute there was a penalty for 25 de Outubro. Arnaldo Cardozo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Erivaldo de Lara. 2-2. Silvinho Neto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Betinho Paiva in the 92nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Betinho Paiva got free with Silvinho Neto in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Macedo Futebol e Regatas's Erivaldo de Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Falcão Diniz in the 99th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.