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Estádio Itacurussa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonas Botelho started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Mello got free with Juninho Sarmento in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Adrianinho Gerber came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Itacurussa 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 Adrianinho Gerber couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evaristo Alvarenga in the 14th minute of play forced Baumart Team's goalkeeper Juninho Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 17 minutes, Evaristo Alvarenga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itacurussa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evaristo Alvarenga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 34 minutes, Celso Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itacurussa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Mello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jonas Botelho sped through Itacurussa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artur dos Santos. Celso Mello struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Juninho Sarmento didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itacurussa. Juninho Sarmento made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Celso Mello sent off a good shot on target. Adrianinho Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Juninho Sarmento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celso Mello to make the kick off. In the 57th minute Evaristo Alvarenga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juninho Sarmento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Baumart Team booed when Itacurussa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrianinho Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Mello in the 65th minute of play forced Baumart Team's goalkeeper Juninho Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jonas Botelho fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Baumart Team's protests and gave Jonas Botelho a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Itacurussa booed when Baumart Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonas Botelho hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When Evaristo Alvarenga came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Itacurussa 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 Evaristo Alvarenga couldn't finish the play. Dadá Faria charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dadá Faria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes Baumart Team got a freekick which was hit by Dadá Faria. The Itacurussa fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Baumart Team were clearly better and deserved to take the win.