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Estádio Itapina
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcos Catarinense took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luiz Fábio Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the game, Lemense EC's Maurício Macedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Conrado de Castro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Benedito Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th of the match, Marcos Catarinense tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Víktor Vinhas got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 18th minute, João Francisco Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Benedito Borges had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Conrado de Castro. Itapina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benedito Borges was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After having played for 24 minutes, Hermínio Eger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itapina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hermínio Eger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lemense EC's Benedito Borges got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maurício Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Víktor Vinhas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Benedito Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado de Castro having to interfere. Hermínio Eger struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Víktor Vinhas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itapina. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Maurício Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lemense EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Maurício Macedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conrado de Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Denílson Paraense hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maurício Macedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Itapina's zone, Maurício Macedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Conrado de Castro came out of the goal and Maurício Macedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Benedito Borges sped through Itapina's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Conrado de Castro. Maurício Macedo in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Conrado de Castro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hermínio Eger during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Maurício Macedo struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Conrado de Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lemense EC. If Marcos Catarinense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Fábio Silveira kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Lemense EC's Víktor Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Catarinense in the 78th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Benedito Borges got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Luiz Fábio Silveira's late challenge caught a Lemense EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fábio Silveira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, Itapina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fábio Silveira to maneuver through the defense. Benedito Borges took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Conrado de Castro. Conrado de Castro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. Benedito Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Conrado de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benedito Borges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Conrado de Castro made a huge save. Denílson Paraense took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Conrado de Castro. Itapina's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Víktor Vinhas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When Maurício Macedo came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Lemense 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 Maurício Macedo couldn't finish the play. Lemense 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.