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Estádio Marangua
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Cordeiro Futebol Clube's Adelino Cerezo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of AVAN booed when Cordeiro Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 8 in the game by Sílvio Brito from a close distance when the talented Wágner Prestes managed to make a qualified save. Cordeiro Futebol Clube's players were relieved. Luiz Fábio Loureiro's late challenge caught a AVAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fábio Loureiro helped the player get up and apologised. Luiz Fábio Loureiro hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. José Maria Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Dorian Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 21 played minutes AVAN got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Romero. Silvinho Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Silvinho Silveira 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. Sílvio Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Wágner Prestes made a huge save. In the 37th minute Adelino Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorian Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot by Edinho Trancoso from long distance, 41 minutes into the match, got Wágner Prestes's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 47 minutes into the game, Silvinho Silveira recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wágner Prestes. Silvinho Silveira showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silvinho Silveira made a kick off. If José Maria Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvinho Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sílvio Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wágner Prestes having to interfere. Wágner Prestes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Brito in the 65th minute of the match. Dorian Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the game, José Maria Braga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dorian Mendes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When AVAN's Sílvio Brito in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cordeiro Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. After 73 minutes, Joélson Barros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cordeiro Futebol Clube and the AVAN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joélson Barros hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Silvinho Silveira made a precise shot to the right of Wágner Prestes. Cordeiro Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Dorian Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adelino Cerezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the game, José Vítor Souto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cordeiro Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AVAN the free kick. José Vítor Souto hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After having played for 98 minutes, Sílvio Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AVAN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Brito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.