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Estádio Itatira
Spectators: 6610 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1465, VIP seats: 145) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jarbas de Queiroz made the kick off which started today's match. Dráusio Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murillo Saldanha struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. José Novaes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itatira SC. When Itatira SC's Murillo Saldanha in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Águia Branca FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 11th minute Zé Paulo Sabóia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dráusio Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Águia Branca FC! If Zé Paulo Sabóia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dráusio Almeida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jarbas de Queiroz's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Zé Paulo Sabóia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dráusio Almeida having to make a save. A collision led to Itatira SC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Roberto Donato hit a great ball. In the 31st minute, Jarbas de Queiroz 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. Itatira SC's Dráusio Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo Sabóia in the 35th minute of play. Dráusio Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 41 minutes, Olavo Pereira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itatira SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olavo Pereira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 43 minutes, Rodrigo Abraão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itatira SC and the Águia Branca FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Rodrigo Abraão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute Zé Paulo Sabóia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dráusio Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Zé Paulo 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 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Murillo Saldanha was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Águia Branca FC defense, Murillo Saldanha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Novaes. The Águia Branca FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Novaes should have stopped the shot. Jarbas de Queiroz struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Dráusio Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Águia Branca FC. After having played for 65 minutes, Jarbas de Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Águia Branca FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jarbas de Queiroz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Zé Paulo Sabóia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dráusio Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jarbas de Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Águia Branca FC 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 Jarbas de Queiroz couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Benjamim de Lara put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Dráusio Almeida. Jarbas de Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Dráusio Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 78 in the game by Zé Paulo Sabóia from a close distance when the talented Dráusio Almeida managed to make a qualified save. Itatira SC's players were relieved. Zé Paulo Sabóia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dráusio Almeida having to interfere. Roberto Donato charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roberto Donato the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, Itatira SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Donato to maneuver through the defense. Zé Paulo Sabóia 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. A collision led to Itatira SC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Natanael Batista hit a great ball. Itatira SC's Dráusio Almeida proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Itatira SC from getting a goal against them. Itatira SC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.