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Itiquira
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Armindo Catarinense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldo Lira having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gildo Nóbrega in the 7th minute of play forced Mamanos Football Club's goalkeeper Ronaldo Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cléberson Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Miguel Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ana maria fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 10 minutes, Mamanos Football Club's Luiz Fabiano Branco 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 Miguel Esteves. In the 14th minute Bebeto Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armindo Catarinense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldo Lira having to interfere. A collision led to Mamanos Football Club getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Norberto Cerezo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Peres in the 21st minute of play forced Mamanos Football Club's goalkeeper Ronaldo Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armindo Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Catarinense in the 24th minute of play forced Mamanos Football Club's goalkeeper Ronaldo Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Robinho Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cléberson Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Miguel Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute Júlio Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Lira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Mamanos Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Catarinense came free, but Ronaldo Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldo Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Peres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 38 minutes, Luiz Fabiano Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mamanos Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fabiano Branco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 40th minute of the match, Luiz Fabiano Branco got a very nice opportunity to score, but Miguel Esteves was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ronaldo Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Peres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fabiano Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Esteves having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Júlio Peres to strike the kick off in the second half. Luiz Fabiano Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Esteves having to interfere. Ronaldo Lira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armindo Catarinense in the 57th minute. Luiz Fabiano Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armindo Catarinense's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronaldo Lira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Luiz Fabiano Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Esteves having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Luiz Fabiano Branco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Esteves. Ana maria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Fabiano Branco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. If Luiz Fabiano Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 78th minute Luiz Fabiano Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltazar Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cléberson Pombal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Esteves having to interfere. In the 92nd match minute, Mamanos Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Gomes to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute of the match Luís Fernando Sabóia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ronaldo Lira skillfully saved the ball. Mamanos Football Club's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.