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Itapinima
Spectators: 7230 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anselmo Paulista started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Amarantina SS getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Erik Branco hit a great ball. Doni de Lara's late challenge caught a Amarantina SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doni de Lara helped the player get up and apologised. Doni de Lara hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Itapinima AD's zone, Erik Branco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Luiz Favoretto came out of the goal and Erik Branco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. André Luiz Favoretto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erik Branco went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 24 minutes into the match, Itapinima AD's Basílio Galvão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cleiton Proença narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Amarantina SS's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Paulista came free, but Cleiton Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amauri Alvarenga charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amauri Alvarenga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Amarantina SS getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Amauri Alvarenga hit a great ball. Abel Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. André Luiz Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Itapinima AD's André Luiz Favoretto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Branco in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abel Soeiro in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Luiz Favoretto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Erik Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Luiz Favoretto was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Erik Branco might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Luiz Favoretto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Branco ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erik Branco in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg André Luiz Favoretto saved Itapinima AD from getting behind. After 47 minutes, Rodrigo Mineiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itapinima AD and the Amarantina SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Itapinima AD's Rodrigo Mineiro got a free kick in the 47th minute. The Itapinima AD players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Amarantina SS were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Erik Branco made a kick off. Abel Soeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 54th minute, Erik Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Amarantina SS getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Erik Branco hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Basílio Galvão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cleiton Proença. Amarantina SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Basílio Galvão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Abel Soeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but André Luiz Favoretto made a huge save. Cleiton Proença didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Basílio Galvão went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Hélder Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Matheus Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Luiz Favoretto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Branco in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Itapinima AD's zone, Erik Branco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Luiz Favoretto came out of the goal and Erik Branco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Doni de Lara hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Abel Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. André Luiz Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Luiz Favoretto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abel Soeiro in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Itapinima AD's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Branco came free, but André Luiz Favoretto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Itapinima AD's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Branco came free, but André Luiz Favoretto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amarantina SS were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.