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Palestra Itália
Spectators: 7165 (Terracing: 5408, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 100) João Paulo Peres started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Claudinho de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Paulo Peres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Furtado having to interfere. Guga Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Atlético Baiano getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Cacá Monteiro hit a great ball. Noel Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Silveira during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Iracema FC's Cristian Silveira got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 21stth minute of the game João Paulo Peres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Iracema FC's Claudinho de Medeiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Noel Furtado made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Guga Furtado sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Atlético Baiano's Flávio Novaes got a free kick in the 26th minute. When Atlético Baiano's João Paulo Peres in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iracema FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that João Paulo Peres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudinho de Medeiros was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Michel Seco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudinho de Medeiros having to make a save. João Paulo Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute João Paulo Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute João Paulo Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

53 minutes in the game, João Paulo Peres fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Claudinho de Medeiros having to interfere. In the 56th minute Cristian Silveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Iracema FC! When the match had been going on for 59 minutes, Atlético Baiano's Afonsinho Pontes got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Claudinho de Medeiros. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Baiano's zone, Cristian Silveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noel Furtado came out of the goal and Cristian Silveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Noel Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guga Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Michel Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claudinho de Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Atlético Baiano had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.