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Itirussu
Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tostão Cosme took the kick off in the first half of the match. Agostinho Faria's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nelson Sousa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Agostinho Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Nelson Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nelson Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tostão Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Claudinei Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agostinho Faria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Agostinho Faria came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Brancos FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Agostinho Faria couldn't finish the play. Agostinho Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 18 minutes, Elias Recife mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brancos FC and the Itirussu FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Brancos FC's Elias Recife got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Jeremias Rosado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brancos FC's Gino Mota was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Brancos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rômulo de Queiroz came free, but Gino Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gino Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amílton Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Tostão Cosme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nelson Sousa was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. If Tostão Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tostão Cosme in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nelson Sousa saved Itirussu FC from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amílton Massa during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st minute, Amílton Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tostão Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelson Sousa having to interfere. If Agostinho Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Itirussu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tostão Cosme came free, but Nelson Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Nelson Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tostão Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Itirussu FC's Rômulo de Queiroz got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Benê Antunes charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benê Antunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th minute, Benê Antunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the game, Jailson de Barros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brancos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itirussu FC the free kick. A collision led to Brancos FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jailson de Barros hit a great ball. Samuel Valadares lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Mathias Cavalcante shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Agnaldo Vaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Gino Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gino Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílton Massa in the 67th minute of play. Gino Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Rosado in the 70th minute of the match. Gino Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílton Massa in the 71st minute of play. Lúcio Tepedino hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Brancos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amílton Massa came free, but Gino Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agostinho Faria in the 89th minute of play forced Itirussu FC's goalkeeper Nelson Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amílton Massa hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Lúcio Tepedino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gino Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílton Massa, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Itirussu FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Brancos FC had controlled the match.