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Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Otávio Couto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Agostinho Souto hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When Adrianinho Monteiro came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Oficial American Club 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 Adrianinho Monteiro couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute Otávio Couto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado de Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, João Vítor Mattos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maripa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oficial American Club the free kick. A collision led to Maripa getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. João Vítor Mattos hit a great ball. Luiz Fernando Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrianinho Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Adrianinho Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Maripa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Oficial American Club:s goal. The goalkeeper, Luiz Fernando Barbosa, was totally fooled by Oficial American Club's Tiaguinho Ortiz, who 27 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Dalmo dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 38th match minute, Oficial American Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víktor de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Oficial American Club's Osvaldo Coutinho got a free kick in the 39th minute. The audience was convinced that Otávio Couto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Conrado de Salles was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Agostinho Souto kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Conrado de Salles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Otávio Couto's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After 58 minutes, Dalmo dos Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oficial American Club and the Maripa players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Oficial American Club's Dalmo dos Santos got a free kick in the 58th minute. After some careless play in the Oficial American Club defense, Otávio Couto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Conrado de Salles. The Oficial American Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Conrado de Salles should have stopped the shot. 65 minutes into the match, Diego Sampaio notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Oficial American Club's Conrado de Salles. Conrado de Salles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dalmo dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Otávio Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oficial American Club's Adrianinho Monteiro got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrianinho Monteiro in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luiz Fernando Barbosa saved Maripa from getting behind. Felipe Vaz struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Conrado de Salles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maripa. In the 86th minute, Adrianinho Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Maripa's Luiz Gustavo Vinhas got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maripa's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Barbosa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Conrado de Salles made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Otávio Couto sent off a good shot on target. Oficial American Club succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Maripa had controlled the match.