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Tupancireta
Spectators: 7171 (Terracing: 5380, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when João Pedro Alcântara kicked off to start the match. Dário Cordeiro made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Pedro Luís Campidelis sent off a good shot on target. After 7 minutes, José Pedro Cunha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tupancireta EC and the Iraty players grew even worse after the yellow card. José Pedro Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Adalberto Loureiro charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adalberto Loureiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute, Adalberto Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gugu Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Enio Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enio Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Pedro Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Valladares in the 26th minute of play forced Tupancireta EC's goalkeeper Enio Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th match minute, Tupancireta EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benê Nunes to maneuver through the defense. João Pedro Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enio Bueno having to interfere. A collision led to Iraty getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Lauro Messias hit a great ball. If José Pedro Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, João Pedro Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iraty's supporters rose to their feet, but João Pedro Alcântara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enio Bueno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Pedro Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 55th minute, Moisés Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Luís Campidelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Cordeiro having to interfere. In the 59th minute João Pedro Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enio Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Gugu Cosme got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 64th minute, Jailson Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jânio Lago was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 65th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Gugu Cosme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tupancireta EC's Enio Bueno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Tupancireta EC from getting a goal against them. Enio Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Pedro Alcântara in the 73rd minute of play. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Iraty's goalkeeper Dário Cordeiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot 89 in the game by Gugu Cosme from a close distance when the talented Enio Bueno managed to make a qualified save. Tupancireta EC's players were relieved. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Iraty's goalkeeper Dário Cordeiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 95th minute, José Pedro Cunha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dário Cordeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tupancireta EC had won after a very even match.