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Itapitacai
Spectators: 6661 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Francisco Paraíba got the match started through his kick off. Pedro Luiz de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 11th minute, Francisco Paraíba 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. 13 minutes into the match, Itapitacai SC's Pedro Luiz de Senna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Paes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Christiano Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Eliézer Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Geraizinho's Albertinho Marques got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Paraíba in the 22nd minute of play forced Itapitacai SC's goalkeeper Eliézer Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Paes made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Aloísio de Lara sent off a good shot on target. 34 minutes into the game, Francisco Paraíba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Eliézer Queiroz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Paraíba in the 40th minute of play forced Itapitacai SC's goalkeeper Eliézer Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Saldanha hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half Geraizinho were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Luiz de Senna made a kick off. Francisco Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Eliézer Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Pedro Luiz de Senna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Paes was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio de Lara in the 64th minute of play forced Geraizinho's goalkeeper Cristian Paes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Francisco Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christiano Coutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliézer Queiroz having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Francisco Paraíba kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eliézer Queiroz. That made the score 0-2 in the 71 minute of play. Cristian Paes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio de Lara in the 77th minute of the match. Geraizinho's Cristian Paes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloísio de Lara in the 78th minute of play. Cristian Paes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio de Lara in the 79th minute of the match. If Pedro Luiz de Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Luiz de Senna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adriano Britto's late challenge caught a Geraizinho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adriano Britto helped the player get up and apologised. Adriano Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Geraizinho had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.