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Tafu
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luiz Fábio Silveira started the match with the kick off. Elivélton Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Conrado de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enio Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cauã Gomes in the 14th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Dirk Sijmonds reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Conrado de Castro. The goal made the score 1-0. Elivélton Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Conrado de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Itapina's Conrado de Castro got control of the ball when Elivélton Lopez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Conrado de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirk Sijmonds, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 31 minutes of play, Itapina's Teodoro Gomes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enio Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aílton Cardozo hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fábio Silveira in the 39th minute of play forced Tafu's goalkeeper Enio Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Itapina booed when Tafu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aílton Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Fábio Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enio Queiroz having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Patryk Olender was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Tafu's Elivélton Lopez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Conrado de Castro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Elivélton Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Conrado de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júlio Pena during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Tafu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patryk Olender to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Itapina getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Cauã Gomes hit a great ball. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itapina's goalkeeper Conrado de Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Itapina's Conrado de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elivélton Lopez in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Itapina's goalkeeper Conrado de Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79th match minute, Itapina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cauã Gomes to maneuver through the defense. Elivélton Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado de Castro having to interfere. Dirk Sijmonds sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Erland Falk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Conrado de Castro having to make a save. In the 95th minute, Dirk Sijmonds 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. Itapina succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Tafu had controlled the match.