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Estádio Albano
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Paulo Fernandes kicked off to start the match. Carlos Augusto de Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Fernandes in the 6th minute of play forced Albano's goalkeeper Diego Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 minutes of play, Albano's Rogério Carneiro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felipe Pires was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Albano's Clóvis de Sena got a free kick in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Albano's Geraldo Gomes got a free kick in the 21st minute. Clóvis de Sena charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clóvis de Sena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Albano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! Felipe Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Augusto de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Nicolas Carvalho charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolas Carvalho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nicolas Carvalho hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Carlos Augusto de Barros in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Felipe Pires, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Albano were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Dark Dragons's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonardo Simões took the corner. In the 43rd minute, Serginho Peres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Augusto de Barros to make the kick off. José Paulo Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Diego Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frédson Santana hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Leonardo Simões might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Felipe Pires. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonardo Simões ran back to his position shaking his head. 57 minutes into the match, Albano's Leonardo Simões sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Felipe Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Dark Dragons booed when Albano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geraldo Gomes didn't get a good kick on the ball. If José Paulo Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Paranaense made in the 68th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rodriguinho Valadares however managed to control. Geraldo Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Laerte Almeida blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Diego Braga having to make a save. José Paulo Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Diego Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodriguinho Valadares who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Diego Braga when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Carlos Augusto de Barros charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Augusto de Barros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Dark Dragons booed when Albano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Augusto de Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Carlos Augusto de Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Albano's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Augusto de Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felipe Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rogério Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Pires having to interfere. Felipe Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Augusto de Barros in the 93rd minute of the match. Albano succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Dark Dragons had controlled the match.