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Estádio Caiana
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) After 5 played minutes Espíritossantense A.C. got a freekick which was hit by Natanael de Andrade. Nildo Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto da Fonseca having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, Espíritossantense A.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zaquiel Limpias to maneuver through the defense. Jacinto da Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Monteiro in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serginho Amaral in the 23rd minute of play forced Espíritossantense A.C.'s goalkeeper Jacinto da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Aurelio Dantae shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldão Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Fausto Monteiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacinto da Fonseca. Espíritossantense A.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Monteiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Espíritossantense A.C.'s Jacinto da Fonseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Monteiro in the 33rd minute of play. When Espíritossantense A.C.'s Durval Eger in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caiana's goalie prevented a goal. 39 minutes into the match, Lei Tian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronaldão Correia. Caiana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lei Tian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Ronaldão Correia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Tian, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

André Vasconcelos hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Nildo Secco struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Jacinto da Fonseca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caiana. The supporters of Caiana booed when Espíritossantense A.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Durval Eger didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute of the match, Hílton Leão got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ronaldão Correia was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Caiana's Ronaldão Correia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Eger in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Espíritossantense A.C.'s André Vasconcelos got a free kick in the 67th minute. Nildo Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto da Fonseca having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Caiana's Giovanni Batista got a free kick in the 73rd minute. When Durval Eger came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Espíritossantense A.C. 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 Durval Eger couldn't finish the play. With his leg Ronaldão Correia managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Espíritossantense A.C.'s Hílton Leão fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 89 played minutes Caiana got a freekick which was hit by Nildo Secco. Despite being the better team, Espíritossantense A.C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.