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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erasmo Bertassi kicked off to start the match. If Humberto Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Humberto Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Humberto Vale in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Giovani Salles, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Clube de Regatas Brasil's José Augusto Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Carneiro in the 21st minute of play. 1-0 became the score in the 23rd minute when Wesley Rocha elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, Erasmo Bertassi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Augusto Freire. Clube de Regatas Brasil's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erasmo Bertassi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Itatiaiucu's Jano de Azevedo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The Clube de Regatas Brasil fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when Clube de Regatas Brasil's Humberto Vale looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 39 minutes into the match, Clube de Regatas Brasil's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Bertassi came free, but José Augusto Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wesley Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovani Salles having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Itatiaiucu's goalkeeper Giovani Salles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Humberto Vale. Vânderson da Rocha charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vânderson da Rocha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vânderson da Rocha hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After having played for 48 minutes, Wesley Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube de Regatas Brasil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wesley Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wesley Rocha made a kick off. Giovani Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wesley Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 56 minutes of play, Clube de Regatas Brasil's Humberto Vale made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giovani Salles was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Christian Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Vale in the 64th minute of play forced Itatiaiucu's goalkeeper Giovani Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovani Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giovani Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wesley Rocha in the 71st minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Wesley Rocha notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Itatiaiucu's Giovani Salles. Giovani Salles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Itatiaiucu's Erasmo Bertassi got a free kick in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, Clube de Regatas Brasil's Rafael de Sena got a free kick in the 80th minute. Nuno de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovani Salles having to interfere. Itatiaiucu's Giovani Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Vale in the 87th minute of play. Humberto Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovani Salles having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Itatiaiucu's zone, Wesley Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giovani Salles came out of the goal and Wesley Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 94 minutes into the match, Clube de Regatas Brasil's goalkeeper José Augusto Freire had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erasmo Bertassi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Carneiro got free with José Augusto Freire in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Augusto Freire made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Carneiro in the 98th minute.