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Botecão
Spectators: 7181 (Terracing: 5388, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vehdi Akatay got the match started through his kick off. Guga Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vehdi Akatay in the 7th minute of play forced Aporema's goalkeeper Chico Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Aporema defense, Vehdi Akatay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chico Luz. The Aporema fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chico Luz should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Aporema booed when Tiozões was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liu Xi Fan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aporema's goalkeeper Chico Luz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arí de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Chico Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arí de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisinho Fontes in the 21st minute of play forced Tiozões's goalkeeper Guga Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guga Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisinho Fontes in the 24th minute of play. Guga Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Brito in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisinho Fontes in the 32nd minute of play forced Tiozões's goalkeeper Guga Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guga Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisinho Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Arí de Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Tiozões 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 Arí de Amaral couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Vehdi Akatay fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Aporema's zone, Vehdi Akatay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chico Luz came out of the goal and Vehdi Akatay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Deivid Ferreira to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Tiozões got a freekick which was hit by Robinho Loyola. With 55 minutes on the clock, Robinho Loyola commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Angelo Gonçalves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Guga Neto made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisinho Fontes in the 62nd minute of play forced Tiozões's goalkeeper Guga Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deivid Ferreira in the 64th minute of play forced Tiozões's goalkeeper Guga Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Tiozões's goalkeeper Guga Neto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Vinhas. Guga Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisinho Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Angelo Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Tiozões's goal looked a bit too open when Deivid Ferreira came free, but Guga Neto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chico Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Luisinho Fontes took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Guga Neto to make any attempt to save it. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.