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Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raúl Zanette started the match with the kick off. Benê Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Tinoco in the 3rd minute of play. Benê Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Tinoco in the 5th minute of play. Paulo Tinoco succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Limitless FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raúl Zanette came free, but Otávio Félix reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Limitless FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guga Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Edgar Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Burro da Central fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Burro da Central's Benê Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Tinoco in the 25th minute of play. Benê Quintal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulo Tinoco went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 33 minutes into the match, Jerônimo Pontes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benê Quintal. Burro da Central's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jerônimo Pontes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. When Guga Nóbrega fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Limitless FC's protests and gave Guga Nóbrega a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Limitless FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guga Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. Benê Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerônimo Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Benê Quintal acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 52nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ruy Tasso. If Edgar Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Fabiano Rosado charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Fabiano Rosado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Limitless FC's Luís Fabiano Rosado got a free kick in the 57th minute. Otávio Félix made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Zanette in the 70th minute of play. Raúl Zanette took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Otávio Félix. Otávio Félix dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-4. Raúl Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otávio Félix having to interfere. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.