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Estádio Pescador
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jacobo Romelio got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Léo Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, INDIGO's Breno de Medeiros got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Itajara AD's zone, Márcio Alcântara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lauro Leme came out of the goal and Márcio Alcântara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lauro Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacobo Romelio in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lauro Leme saved Itajara AD from getting behind. In the 19th minute, Valdir Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edson Zonta struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Lauro Leme didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for INDIGO. INDIGO's Nelson Maciel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natanael Domingues in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute, Márcio Alcântara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The INDIGO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Nelson Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Léo Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lauro Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márcio Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Jacobo Romelio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Lauro Leme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cipriano Capixaba to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Cipriano Capixaba took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Nelson Maciel to make any attempt to save it. In the 57th minute Márcio Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacobo Romelio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lauro Leme having to interfere. Itajara AD's Lauro Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Márcio Alcântara in the 63rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Itajara AD's Léo Souza got a free kick in the 64th minute. Márcio Alcântara scored 2-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lauro Leme, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Alcântara in the 71st minute of play forced Itajara AD's goalkeeper Lauro Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Márcio Alcântara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lauro Leme. Itajara AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Márcio Alcântara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Lauro Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márcio Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute, Jacobo Romelio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lauro Leme was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. INDIGO's Nelson Maciel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save INDIGO from getting a goal against them. Itajara AD's Lauro Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Márcio Alcântara in the 87th minute of play. Lauro Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacobo Romelio in the 90th minute of the match. Itajara AD's Lauro Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Márcio Alcântara in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Itajara AD's goal looked a bit too open when Jacobo Romelio came free, but Lauro Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. INDIGO walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.