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Estádio Itapora
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sydney Madureira started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Reinaldo Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Itapora SS getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Aírton Marquez hit a great ball. Kauan Abraão took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paulo José Prado. Itapora SS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Telmo de Souza fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Timonha EC's protests and gave Telmo de Souza a yellow card for diving instead. Eliézer Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliézer Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Humberto de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Itapora SS's Reinaldo Ribeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Itapora SS booed when Timonha EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Eliézer Sergipano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fernando Vergílio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guto Branco was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After having played for 41 minutes, Luiz Fernando Vergílio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itapora SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fernando Vergílio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Guto Branco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Luís Paulo Gonçalves charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Paulo Gonçalves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz Fernando Vergílio was the one to do the kick off. Luiz Fernando Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Fernando Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guto Branco having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Fausto Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itapora SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Fausto Sena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guto Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Eliézer Sergipano came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Itapora SS 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 Eliézer Sergipano couldn't finish the play. Luiz Fernando Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, Itapora SS's Reinaldo Ribeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guto Branco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sandro Silva hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Reinaldo Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Guto Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, Reinaldo Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Guto Branco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 78 minutes, Marcelo Coutinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itapora SS and the Timonha EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Itapora SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Rossi got free with Paulo José Prado in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Itapora SS getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Reinaldo Ribeiro hit a great ball. When Itapora SS's Luiz Fernando Vergílio in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Timonha EC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Humberto de Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itapora SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Humberto de Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guto Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 89 minutes, Reinaldo Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itapora SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reinaldo Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Reinaldo Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Guto Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Telmo de Souza was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Itapora SS booed when Timonha EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telmo de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Timonha EC defense, Luiz Fernando Vergílio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guto Branco. The Timonha EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guto Branco should have stopped the shot. When Itapora SS's Luiz Fernando Vergílio in the 99th minute got a chance for a shot 99th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Timonha EC's goalie prevented a goal. Itapora SS's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.