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Arena Maevo
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Geovani Bezerra took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Confiança FC's goal looked a bit too open when Geovani Bezerra came free, but Cristóvão Rosado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dráusio Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristóvão Rosado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráusio Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 8th match minute, Confiança FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Carlos Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. Cristóvão Rosado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Bezerra in the 12th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Itapema's Geovani Bezerra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristóvão Rosado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Geovani Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Geovani Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itapema's supporters rose to their feet, but Geovani Bezerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristóvão Rosado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luís Gustavo Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antônio Carlos Corrêa charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antônio Carlos Corrêa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 29 played minutes Confiança FC got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Carlos Corrêa. Itapema's Geovani Bezerra got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabiano Maia to make the kick off. In the 55th match minute, Itapema was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Falcão do Vale to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geovani Bezerra got free with Cristóvão Rosado in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dráusio Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Cristóvão Rosado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Geovani Bezerra 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. Geovani Bezerra struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Cristóvão Rosado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itapema. The audience was convinced that Manuel Figueiredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augusto da Cunha was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. In the 86th minute, Geovani Bezerra 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. Manuel Figueiredo's late challenge caught a Itapema's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Figueiredo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th minute, Dráusio Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Itapema were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.