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Ipuaranão
Spectators: 7582 (Terracing: 5692, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 145) Aníbal Mesquita hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Doni Mangueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kennet Mogren in the 7th minute of play. Laércio de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernani Ramalho in the 9th minute of the match. Laércio de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernani Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Ernani Ramalho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laércio de Souza. Ipuarana SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernani Ramalho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Kennet Mogren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ipuarana SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Kennet Mogren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Doni Mangueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kennet Mogren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Doni Mangueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oswaldo Coutinho charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oswaldo Coutinho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in Maracaja's zone, Kennet Mogren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Doni Mangueira came out of the goal and Kennet Mogren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Doni Mangueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kennet Mogren, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kennet Mogren in the 40th minute of play forced Maracaja's goalkeeper Doni Mangueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Doni Mangueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kennet Mogren in the 42nd minute of the match. Aníbal Mesquita struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Doni Mangueira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ipuarana SS. After the first half Maracaja were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Almir Brito to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Maracaja booed when Ipuarana SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Téo Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernani Ramalho took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Laércio de Souza. Laércio de Souza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kennet Mogren in the 66th minute of play forced Maracaja's goalkeeper Doni Mangueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Léo Peixoto during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ipuarana SS's Léo Peixoto got a free kick in the 70th minute. Aníbal Mesquita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Maracaja's Benjamin Cunha got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Ernani Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laércio de Souza made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Ernani Ramalho sent off a good shot on target. Ipuarana SS's Laércio de Souza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Ipuarana SS from getting a goal against them. 84 minutes into the match, Kennet Mogren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Doni Mangueira. Maracaja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kennet Mogren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Doni Mangueira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kennet Mogren's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Aníbal Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Kennet Mogren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Doni Mangueira was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Doni Mangueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ipuarana SS players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.