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Estádio Ibiraja
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mané Peixoto kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Chiquinho Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 minutes, Patrício Proença mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ibiraja SS and the Castle Fortress players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, Patrício Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Váldson Abreu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Marcos Linhares made a huge save. Mané Peixoto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of Castle Fortress:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ibiraja SS:s goal. When Ibiraja SS's Mané Peixoto in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Castle Fortress's goalie prevented a goal. After 27 minutes, Geraldo Ferreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Castle Fortress and the Ibiraja SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd minute of the match Castle Fortress got a corner. Ibiraja SS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kléberson Aguiar ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Castle Fortress's Kléberson Aguiar to fire away a dangerous shot which Abelardo Gaspar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Ibiraja SS booed when Castle Fortress was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdo Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Váldson Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cássio Rossi's late challenge caught a Ibiraja SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cássio Rossi helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Castle Fortress fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! Enrique Berger placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chiquinho Aparecido to make the kick off. The supporters of Castle Fortress booed when Ibiraja SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anderson Zilles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cássio Rossi was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 60th minute, Váldson Abreu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ibiraja SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Marcos Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Váldson Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Geraldo Ferreira was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 79 minutes had been played. In the 85th minute Mané Peixoto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Váldson Abreu in the 91st minute of play forced Castle Fortress's goalkeeper Marcos Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Váldson Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ibiraja SS had played much better football throughout.