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Ituyutaba
Spectators: 7154 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Róbson Moreira made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Váldson Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Era's supporters rose to their feet, but Váldson Melo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonso Vinhas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Eduardo Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Oséas Camargo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Mazinho de Alcântara made a precise shot to the right of Afonso Vinhas. Ituyutaba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Afonso Vinhas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mazinho de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Hortêncio Hoffmann 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 0-2. Afonso Vinhas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mazinho de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The supporters of Era booed when Ituyutaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Váldson Melo notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Ituyutaba's Afonso Vinhas. Afonso Vinhas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ituyutaba's Afonso Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mazinho de Alcântara in the 36th minute of play. Luiz Eduardo Esteves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ituyutaba's Afonso Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mazinho de Alcântara in the 41st minute of play. Marquinhos Alagoano succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 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 Váldson Melo to make the kick off. Oséas Camargo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Eduardo Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Váldson Melo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonso Vinhas was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Ituyutaba's Afonso Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Váldson Melo in the 60th minute of play. Mazinho de Alcântara took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afonso Vinhas. Afonso Vinhas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Era's Oséas Camargo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbson Moreira in the 67th minute of play. Ituyutaba's Afonso Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hortêncio Hoffmann in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Ituyutaba's goalkeeper Afonso Vinhas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mazinho de Alcântara. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Váldson Melo in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Afonso Vinhas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 75 in the game by Mazinho de Alcântara from a close distance when the talented Afonso Vinhas managed to make a qualified save. Ituyutaba's players were relieved. Marquinhos Alagoano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Afonso Vinhas made a huge save. Luiz Eduardo Esteves charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luiz Eduardo Esteves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes Ituyutaba got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Eduardo Esteves. Mazinho de Alcântara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Afonso Vinhas made a huge save. Mazinho de Alcântara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th minute of the match, Mazinho de Alcântara got a very nice opportunity to score, but Afonso Vinhas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 88th minute, Luiz Eduardo Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.