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Estádio Ibiuna
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Edgard Mattos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Valdomiro Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Sidnei Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Valdomiro Vidal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Itaja Esporte Clube's zone, Luiz Fernando Dionísio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hortêncio Tepedino came out of the goal and Luiz Fernando Dionísio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paulinho Domingues hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Edgard Mattos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Itaja Esporte Clube's Hortêncio Tepedino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manguaça's Luiz Fernando Dionísio got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Itaja Esporte Clube defense, Edgard Mattos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hortêncio Tepedino. The Itaja Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hortêncio Tepedino should have stopped the shot. Hortêncio Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Mattos in the 24th minute of the match. After 29 played minutes Itaja Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Valdomiro Vidal. 31 minutes into the match, Itaja Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Mattos came free, but Hortêncio Tepedino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sidnei Braga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdomiro Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Hortêncio Tepedino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fernando Dionísio, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Edgard Mattos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Hortêncio Tepedino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulinho Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidnei Braga having to interfere. Itaja Esporte Clube's Hortêncio Tepedino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Mattos in the 44th minute of play. After having played for 45 minutes, Luiz Fernando Dionísio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manguaça's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fernando Dionísio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Doriva Furtado during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Itaja Esporte Clube's Doriva Furtado got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valdomiro Vidal was the one to do the kick off. Sidnei Braga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdomiro Vidal's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 56 minutes into the match, Itaja Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Hortêncio Tepedino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Fernando Dionísio. A collision led to Itaja Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ricardo Pombal hit a great ball. After having played for 64 minutes, Edgard Mattos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manguaça's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgard Mattos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Edgard Mattos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manguaça's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgard Mattos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hortêncio Tepedino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Luiz Fernando Dionísio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manguaça's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Fernando Dionísio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hortêncio Tepedino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Fernando Dionísio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Manguaça getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Afonsinho Medeiros hit a great ball. When the match was over Manguaça could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Itaja Esporte Clube throughout the match.