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Manguetown
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Murillo de Almeida got the match started through his kick off. A hard shot 10 in the game by Benjamim Jacinto from a close distance when the talented Elano de Lima managed to make a qualified save. Itonia AD's players were relieved. A collision led to Itonia AD getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Aldo Lima hit a great ball. After having played for 18 minutes, Miguel Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itonia AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Medeiros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Itonia AD defense, Gilvan Quirino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elano de Lima. The Itonia AD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elano de Lima should have stopped the shot. Igor Maruda hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The supporters of Itonia AD booed when Planet Caravan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedê Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Maruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Planet Caravan's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Medeiros came free, but Jonathan Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st match minute, Itonia AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucjan Bronder to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Itonia AD booed when Planet Caravan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Mello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucjan Bronder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Teixeira having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Murillo de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 Igor Maruda to make the kick off. Jonathan Teixeira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucjan Bronder in the 51st minute. Elano de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute, João Francisco Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Murillo de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd match minute, Itonia AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Donatello to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Adriano Donatello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucjan Bronder could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Jonathan Teixeira made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Itonia AD's Jonathan Teixeira threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Igor Maruda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 75th minute Murillo de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elano de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Itonia AD's goal looked a bit too open when Aníbal Guedes came free, but Elano de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Murillo de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elano de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Sampaio's late challenge caught a Planet Caravan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodrigo Sampaio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, Itonia AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Planet Caravan booed when Itonia AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Benjamim Jacinto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elano de Lima. Itonia AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamim Jacinto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Planet Caravan fully deserved thier win.