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Estádio Imbozal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Oswaldo Nascimento in the 3rd minute of play forced Imbozal EC's goalkeeper Acácio Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Itapoa's Oswaldo Nascimento in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imbozal EC's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Itapoa's Murilo Quintal got control of the ball when Agnaldo Maia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Itapoa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Dé da Mata scored to the left of an out of position Murilo Quintal, making the score, 1-0. Acácio Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joélson Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute Dé da Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murilo Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afonsinho Aparecido charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Afonsinho Aparecido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Itapoa getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Afonsinho Aparecido hit a great ball. Murilo Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé da Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Dé da Mata reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Murilo Quintal. The goal made the score 2-0. After 33 played minutes Itapoa got a freekick which was hit by Alan de Sousa. Alan de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alan de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Betão de Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Murilo Quintal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joélson Fontes in the 45th minute of play forced Imbozal EC's goalkeeper Acácio Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Itapoa's Joélson Fontes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Acácio Lima made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Décio do Valle charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Décio do Valle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st match minute, Itapoa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Décio do Valle to maneuver through the defense. Enéas do Valle, 52 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Betão de Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Imbozal EC 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 Betão de Medeiros couldn't finish the play. If Joélson Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Acácio Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oswaldo Nascimento in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Humberto Esteves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Imbozal EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itapoa the free kick. The supporters of Itapoa booed when Imbozal EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oswaldo Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Acácio Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joélson Nóbrega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Murilo Quintal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joélson Fontes charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joélson Fontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Itapoa's Joélson Fontes got a free kick in the 67th minute. Oswaldo Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Acácio Lima having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joélson Nóbrega in the 72nd minute of play forced Itapoa's goalkeeper Murilo Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Rocha's late challenge caught a Imbozal EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomás Rocha helped the player get up and apologised. Tomás Rocha hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Betão de Medeiros made a precise shot to the right of Murilo Quintal. Itapoa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Joélson Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Acácio Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Itapoa's Oswaldo Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valdomiro Vander hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Itapoa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! A collision led to Itapoa getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Tomás Rocha hit a great ball. Acácio Lima was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joélson Fontes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 92 minute of play. In the 98th minute Betão de Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murilo Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.