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Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Basílio Pimenta took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Virtus Futebol Clube's Panait Lupșoiu got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Virtus Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Valadares came free, but Xie Ting Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute Roger Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xie Ting Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xie Ting Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Otávio Mineiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexsandro Siqueira in the 26th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Itapiranga FC's zone, Panait Lupșoiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Otávio Mineiro came out of the goal and Panait Lupșoiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Virtus Futebol Clube's Otávio Mineiro threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alexsandro Siqueira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basílio Pimenta in the 32nd minute of play forced Virtus Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Xie Ting Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexsandro Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Otávio Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 37 minutes of play, Itapiranga FC's Roger Valadares made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xie Ting Sheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th minute Frederico Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xie Ting Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Panait Lupșoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Panait Lupșoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexsandro Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Otávio Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alexsandro Siqueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Alexsandro Siqueira made the kick off in the second half. Alexsandro Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Otávio Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Itapiranga FC booed when Virtus Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emerson Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Alexsandro Siqueira 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexsandro Siqueira during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Virtus Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexsandro Siqueira to maneuver through the defense. Gustavo Gomes charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustavo Gomes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Virtus Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gustavo Gomes hit a great ball. After 80 minutes, Carlos Fernando Dionísio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itapiranga FC and the Virtus Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Itapiranga FC's Carlos Fernando Dionísio got a free kick in the 81st minute. Otávio Mineiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro Siqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.