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Estádio Itaverava
Spectators: 7024 (Terracing: 5524, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Concetto Trombetta kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Sérgio Netto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamim Terra was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 6th match minute, Cristais SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilvan Dracena to maneuver through the defense. Marrenchenko FC's Concetto Trombetta got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benjamim Terra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sérgio Netto in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, one of Cristais SS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Manoel Castro shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Concetto Trombetta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Jacinto Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Délio Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacinto Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton Cearense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 28th play minutes Hílton Cearense shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Jacinto Barral and just under the crossbar into goal. Lucas Loureiro charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Loureiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Hílton Cearense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marrenchenko FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hílton Cearense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Barral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Concetto Trombetta succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 38th playminute. 43 minutes in the game, Concetto Trombetta fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jacinto Barral having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Hílton Cearense reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jacinto Barral. The goal made the score 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sérgio Netto was the one to do the kick off. When Marrenchenko FC's Concetto Trombetta in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cristais SS's goalie prevented a goal. Cristais SS's Jacinto Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Concetto Trombetta in the 54th minute of play. Benjamim Terra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 61st minute Hílton Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Concetto Trombetta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Jacinto Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Sérgio Netto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benjamim Terra, 3-1. In the 69th minute, Concetto Trombetta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacinto Barral was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. When Concetto Trombetta got free in front of the goal in the 73rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Jacinto Barral was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 75th minute Hílton Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marrenchenko FC's Hílton Cearense got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 78 minutes, Concetto Trombetta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marrenchenko FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Concetto Trombetta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marrenchenko FC's Concetto Trombetta got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th match minute, Cristais SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. Concetto Trombetta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Jacinto Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Hílton Cearense 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. Hílton Cearense struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Jacinto Barral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marrenchenko FC. There was no doubt that Marrenchenko FC were the better team. Marrenchenko FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.