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Estádio Rezende
Spectators: 7190 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) Ituyutaba's Fred Quirino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fred Quirino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ituyutaba's Afonso Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Augusto Vargas in the 11th minute of play. José Augusto Vargas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Vinhas having to interfere. Adhemar de Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Afonso Vinhas made a huge save. Fiori Sarmento charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fiori Sarmento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Augusto Vargas in the 24th minute of play forced Ituyutaba's goalkeeper Afonso Vinhas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovanni da Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Adhemar de Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adhemar de Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Afonso Vinhas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Rezende's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Quirino came free, but Jarbas Arantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovanni da Fonseca in the 38th minute of play forced Rezende's goalkeeper Jarbas Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Geovanni da Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonso Vinhas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Augusto Vargas's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Fred Quirino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarbas Arantes having to interfere. Geovanni da Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the game, José Augusto Vargas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rezende's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ituyutaba the free kick. In the 48th match minute, Rezende was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Augusto Vargas to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Augusto Vargas was the one to do the kick off. Afonso Vinhas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar de Mendonça in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, José Augusto Vargas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afonso Vinhas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 58th minute, Adhemar de Mendonça ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afonso Vinhas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 63 minutes, Leandro Valladares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rezende and the Ituyutaba players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Rezende's Jarbas Arantes got control of the ball when Luciano Martins tried to sneak it across the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Jonathan Oliveira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rezende's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ituyutaba the free kick. Luiz Eduardo Esteves might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jarbas Arantes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Eduardo Esteves ran back to his position shaking his head. Luiz Eduardo Esteves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Jarbas Arantes made a huge save. In the 94th minute Adhemar de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Vinhas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Many of Ituyutaba's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ituyutaba may have spent more time on the ball, but Rezende were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.