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Caneleiros Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabrício da Rocha got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Vidal in the 5th minute of play forced Caneleiros da Várzea's goalkeeper João Vítor de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Fabrício da Rocha took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Denílson de Souza to make any attempt to save it. Inácio Cardozo hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Caneleiros da Várzea's Manoel Palmeira got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Denílson de Souza successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caneleiros da Várzea's goalkeeper João Vítor de Alcântara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Angelo Arruda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Vítor de Alcântara was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. When Romário Pires fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caneleiros da Várzea's protests and gave Romário Pires a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Caneleiros da Várzea getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Romário Pires hit a great ball. Fabrício da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Denílson de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cangaira! When the match had been going on for 36 minutes, Caneleiros da Várzea's Júlio Guerra got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Denílson de Souza. Romário Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelo Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caneleiros da Várzea's João Vítor de Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Arruda in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Caneleiros da Várzea's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Carlos Vidal came free, but João Vítor de Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Caneleiros da Várzea booed when Cangaira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inácio Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angelo Arruda to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício da Rocha in the 54th minute of play forced Cangaira's goalkeeper Denílson de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romário Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Fabrício da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denílson de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelo Arruda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Vítor de Alcântara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Cangaira's Denílson de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Pires in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Romário Pires 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. Angelo Arruda might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Vítor de Alcântara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelo Arruda ran back to his position shaking his head. Denílson de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Fernando Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Cangaira's Angelo Arruda slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of João Vítor de Alcântara. That made the score 2-1 after 75 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Pires in the 78th minute of play forced Cangaira's goalkeeper Denílson de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Caneleiros da Várzea's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Arruda came free, but João Vítor de Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Vítor de Alcântara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angelo Arruda went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Caneleiros da Várzea's zone, Luís Paulo Mesquita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Vítor de Alcântara came out of the goal and Luís Paulo Mesquita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Manoel Palmeira fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caneleiros da Várzea's protests and gave Manoel Palmeira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th match minute, Caneleiros da Várzea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manoel Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. When Zé Carlos Vidal, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 90 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The João Vítor de Alcântara was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When Nilmar dos Santos came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Cangaira 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 Nilmar dos Santos couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Caneleiros da Várzea's João Vítor de Alcântara got control of the ball when Zé Carlos Vidal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.