League

Ihum
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) A collision led to Itatira SC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Olavo Pereira hit a great ball. Claudinei Rezende hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Joel Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Pereira in the 12th minute of the match. Dráusio Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Monteiro in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute of the match, Jean Monteiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dráusio Almeida saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Fábio Sabóia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jean Monteiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dráusio Almeida came out and tried to block the shot, but Jean Monteiro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 26th minute. Olavo Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 40th minute, Fábio Sabóia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dráusio Almeida was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 47 minutes into the match, Itatira SC's Murillo Saldanha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joel Lopes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Murillo Saldanha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Murillo Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Lopes was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Fábio Sabóia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Dráusio Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ihum's zone, Olavo Pereira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Lopes came out of the goal and Olavo Pereira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Ihum defense, Murillo Saldanha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Lopes. The Ihum fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Lopes should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Ihum booed when Itatira SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natanael Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Jean Monteiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dráusio Almeida was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Olavo Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Joel Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Murillo Saldanha notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Ihum's Joel Lopes. Joel Lopes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 85 minutes into the match, Itatira SC's Olavo Pereira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joel Lopes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Olavo Pereira struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Joel Lopes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itatira SC. Marco Galvão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dráusio Almeida having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.