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Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fred Quirino took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fred Quirino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Germano Sarmento having to interfere. Róbson Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Germano Sarmento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Germano Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Quirino in the 20th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SuperCampeõesRJ's zone, Fred Quirino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Germano Sarmento came out of the goal and Fred Quirino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to SuperCampeõesRJ getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Luís Donato hit a great ball. In the 26th minute of the match Tiaguinho Eger sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Germano Sarmento skillfully saved the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

SuperCampeõesRJ's Norberto Tróia got his second yellow card of the match in the 53rd minute. The referee ordered Norberto Tróia off the ground. After a defensive mix-up in SuperCampeõesRJ's zone, Fred Quirino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Germano Sarmento came out of the goal and Fred Quirino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 61st minute Evaristo Moreira 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. Afonso Vinhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Moreira in the 66th minute of play. Afonso Vinhas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Miranda's late challenge caught a Ituyutaba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Miranda helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SuperCampeõesRJ's Manuel Miranda got a free kick in the 75th minute. Geovanni da Fonseca hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 82 minutes in the game, Róbson Moreira fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Germano Sarmento having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geovanni da Fonseca during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ituyutaba getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Geovanni da Fonseca hit a great ball. SuperCampeõesRJ succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ituyutaba had controlled the match.