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Estádio Catadupas
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dadá Fernandes kicked off to start the match. Faustão de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarcisio Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Catadupas's Tarcisio Marques 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 VAXCO 777's goalie prevented a goal. Rodolfo Mesquita hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Tarcisio Marques struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Faustão de Alcântara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Catadupas. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dadá Fernandes in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg André Pires saved Catadupas from getting behind. Rodolfo Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Faustão de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. VAXCO 777's Faustão de Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarcisio Marques in the 24th minute of play. When Zé Paulo Maia fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VAXCO 777's protests and gave Zé Paulo Maia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th match minute, VAXCO 777 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Paulo Maia to maneuver through the defense. In the 31stth minute of the game Dadá Fernandes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Catadupas's André Pires was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Faustão de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarcisio Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Catadupas's Rodolfo Mesquita got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodolfo Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Faustão de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

If Tarcisio Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Catadupas's Cesinha Azevedo got a free kick in the 57th minute. When Dadá Fernandes came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the VAXCO 777 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 Dadá Fernandes couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Dadá Fernandes put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of André Pires. Tarcisio Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Faustão de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the VAXCO 777 defense, Tarcisio Marques kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Faustão de Alcântara. The VAXCO 777 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Faustão de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. The supporters of VAXCO 777 booed when Catadupas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Douglas Cearense didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tarcisio Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Faustão de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodolfo Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faustão de Alcântara having to interfere. Dadá Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Catadupas were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing VAXCO 777 to leave the ground with a draw.