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Arena Capixaba
Spectators: 7239 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Eduardo Mangueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jano Travassos 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. Osvaldinho Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Elias Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute Osvaldinho Mazza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jano Travassos came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Iuarete AD fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jano Travassos couldn't finish the play. Jano Travassos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Elias Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Serra E.C's goalkeeper Elias Pombal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Osvaldinho Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Elias Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eduardo Mangueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Dinei Loyola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldinho Mazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horácio Teles's late challenge caught a Iuarete AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horácio Teles helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Iuarete AD booed when Serra E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horácio Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute, Kléberson Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 played minutes, Iuarete AD's Eusébio Arantes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Elias Pombal came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Iuarete AD reached it. The audience was convinced that Osvaldinho Mazza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elias Pombal was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the game, Osvaldinho Mazza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Elias Pombal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eduardo Mangueira to make the kick off. The supporters of Serra E.C booed when Iuarete AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wesley Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Serra E.C's goalkeeper Elias Pombal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Elias Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldinho Mazza in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldinho Mazza in the 71st minute of play forced Serra E.C's goalkeeper Elias Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldinho Mazza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elias Pombal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. If Osvaldinho Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Kléberson Araújo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Serra E.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iuarete AD the free kick. After a rather tough play, Serra E.C's Kléberson Araújo got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 85th match minute, Iuarete AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldinho Mazza to maneuver through the defense. Jano Travassos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elias Pombal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Jano Travassos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Elias Pombal made a huge save. Jano Travassos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Elias Pombal made a huge save. Jano Travassoss short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got Elias Pombal to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Iuarete AD eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.