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Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) mataveli fc's Naldo da Silveira 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. In the 4th minute João Pedro Sampaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Tande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Fabiano Tande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serginho de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 10th match minute, Itaju was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, João Pedro Sampaio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itaju's supporters rose to their feet, but João Pedro Sampaio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fabiano Tande breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Fabiano Tande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Vianna in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th match minute, Itaju was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerônimo Baptista to maneuver through the defense. mataveli fc's Inácio Torres got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aírton Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inácio Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remo Melo hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Jerônimo Baptista took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luiz Fabiano Tande. mataveli fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado de Amorim in the 27th minute of play forced Itaju's goalkeeper Aírton Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Inácio Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot. mataveli fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Inácio Torres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aírton Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itaju's goalkeeper Aírton Esteves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute Celso Vianna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Tande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute João Pedro Sampaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Tande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Celso Vianna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Fabiano Tande. mataveli fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Celso Vianna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Itaju's Aírton Esteves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Itaju from getting a goal against them. The supporters of mataveli fc booed when Itaju was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cláudio Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute Inácio Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aírton Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eriberto Mendonça was shown his second yellow card after 47 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match.

The wind increased when Serginho de Medeiros made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind mataveli fc's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Tande, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Serginho de Medeiros received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luiz Fabiano Tande came out and tried to block the shot, but Serginho de Medeiros slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 58th minute. Luiz Fabiano Tande made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Serginho de Medeiros sent off a good shot on target. Luiz Fabiano Tande made an important save on a dangerous shot by Serginho de Medeiros in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute João Pedro Sampaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Tande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Naldo da Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Inácio Torres 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. mataveli fc's Inácio Torres got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Naldo da Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton Esteves having to interfere. Aírton Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naldo da Silveira in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of mataveli fc booed when Itaju was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Pedro Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of mataveli fc booed when Itaju was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serginho de Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Inácio Torres 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. In the 84th minute Naldo da Silveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aírton Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Henrique da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the mataveli fc 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 Henrique da Rocha couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Itaju walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.