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Arena Santa Luzia
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Ivan Pepillo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Juninho Ferraz threw the ball into play from the sideline. SANTA LUZIA's Hélder França quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 4th match minute, Ulyanov DR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juninho Ferraz to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute, Ivan Pepillo 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. Juninho Ferraz made in the 9th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Cafu de Carvalho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodriguinho Barreto in the 12th minute of play forced SANTA LUZIA's goalkeeper Rui Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Emesto charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eulalio Emesto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ulyanov DR's Eulalio Emesto got a free kick in the 14th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juninho Ferraz during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SANTA LUZIA booed when Ulyanov DR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juninho Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wayne Benton was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ivan Pepillo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 26 minute of play. Rui Meireles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitório Eger in the 33rd minute of play. When SANTA LUZIA's Ivan Pepillo in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ulyanov DR's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, SANTA LUZIA's Ivan Pepillo got a free kick in the 38th minute. 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.

The wind increased when Eulalio Emesto made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, SANTA LUZIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Errando to maneuver through the defense. 53 minutes into the match, SANTA LUZIA's Ivan Pepillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wayne Benton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 61 played minutes Ulyanov DR got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Emesto. Wayne Benton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Pepillo in the 64th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Remo de Almeida during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Remo de Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. SANTA LUZIA's Rui Meireles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save SANTA LUZIA from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Betão Castro in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rui Meireles prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 73 minutes, Betão Castro made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. SANTA LUZIA's Rui Meireles tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. SANTA LUZIA made a substitution. Oséas Batista replaced Ivan Pepillo. Tomás Errando got his second yellow card in the match during the 78th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Juninho Ferraz was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of SANTA LUZIA booed when Ulyanov DR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juninho Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodriguinho Barreto in the 88th minute of play forced SANTA LUZIA's goalkeeper Rui Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Faustão Pena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wayne Benton was relentless in the 94th minute of the game.