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Toca do Dragão
Spectators: 7009 (Terracing: 5384, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vágner Bezerra started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Dragão Carioca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Simão came free, but Victor Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute José Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ibicoara's zone, Válter de Salles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gino Bastos came out of the goal and Válter de Salles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 12 minutes, Gláuber Toledo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dragão Carioca FC and the Ibicoara players grew even worse after the yellow card. Victor Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredinho Hoffmann in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute Alfredinho Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Ibicoara's Alfredinho Hoffmann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victor Simões made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 27 minutes into the match, Dragão Carioca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Hoffmann came free, but Victor Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Dragão Carioca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Hoffmann came free, but Victor Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Simão in the 33rd minute of play forced Dragão Carioca FC's goalkeeper Victor Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vágner Bezerra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gino Bastos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Victor Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Roberto Chaves in the 43rd minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, Dragão Carioca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Hoffmann came free, but Victor Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredinho Hoffmann to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes, Ibicoara's Júnior Gaspar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Victor Simões came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ibicoara reached it. Victor Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 61 played minutes Dragão Carioca FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristóvão Lira. In the 63rd match minute, Dragão Carioca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristóvão Lira to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Vágner Bezerra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dragão Carioca FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 69th match minute, Dragão Carioca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristóvão Lira to maneuver through the defense. Ibicoara's Afonso Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredinho Hoffmann in the 81st minute of play forced Dragão Carioca FC's goalkeeper Victor Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, José Messias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ibicoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. With a little luck, Dragão Carioca FC's Victor Simões got control of the ball when Afonso Simão tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Ibicoara could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dragão Carioca FC throughout the match.