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Itapetinga
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the match, Taquari EC's Guilherme da Cunha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cássio Bezerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Maurício Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. João Carlos Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Válter Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. João Carlos Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Itapetinga's Maurício Maia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Carlos Figueiredo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Itapetinga's Cássio Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme da Cunha in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute Olívio Xavier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cássio Bezerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cássio Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. When Olívio Xavier came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Taquari EC 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 Olívio Xavier couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Murilo Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taquari EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Murilo Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cássio Bezerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Guilherme da Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Taquari EC 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 Guilherme da Cunha couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Olívio Xavier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Cássio Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guilherme da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 61 minutes, Guilherme da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taquari EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guilherme da Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olívio Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Válter Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Itapetinga's goalkeeper Cássio Bezerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Itapetinga's goalkeeper Cássio Bezerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olívio Xavier. If Maurício Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Cláudio Toscano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Taquari EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itapetinga the free kick. Cláudio Toscano kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. If Válter Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Taquari EC's Guilherme da Cunha in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Itapetinga's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 95 minutes, Maurício Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itapetinga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurício Maia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Taquari EC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.