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Itajara
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Lauro Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 9th match minute, Itaberaba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Dracena to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute of the match Itajara AD got a corner. Itaberaba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cipriano Capixaba ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Cipriano Capixaba almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Itaberaba FC's Rubens Cruz did a great save. Itaberaba FC's Rubens Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natanael Domingues in the 12th minute of play. Itajara AD's Lauro Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Custódio in the 13th minute of play. After 18 minutes of play, Itaberaba FC's Fabiano Vinhas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lauro Leme was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Rubens Cruz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 26th minute, Fabiano Vinhas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 28th minute, Natanael Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Itaberaba FC's Rubens Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Capixaba in the 34th minute of play. Lauro Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Rubens Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Souza in the 40th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Natanael Domingues had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rubens Cruz. Itaberaba FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Natanael Domingues was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Abelardo Custódio's late challenge caught a Itajara AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abelardo Custódio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, Abelardo Custódio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Itajara AD's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cipriano Capixaba in the 47th minute. The corner led Itajara AD's Cipriano Capixaba to fire away a dangerous shot which Rubens Cruz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jailson Couto was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Jailson Couto took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Lauro Leme to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Itaberaba FC booed when Itajara AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Léo Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Léo Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rubens Cruz having to interfere. With a little luck, Itajara AD's Lauro Leme got control of the ball when Abelardo Custódio tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Itajara AD's goal looked a bit too open when Jailson Couto came free, but Lauro Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Itajara AD's Léo Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 79 minutes into the match, Itajara AD's Léo Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rubens Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81stth minute of the game Léo Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Itaberaba FC's Rubens Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Itajara AD's Lauro Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jailson Couto in the 84th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Abelardo Custódio notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Itajara AD's Lauro Leme. Lauro Leme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 93 minutes into the match, Fabiano Vinhas notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Itajara AD's Lauro Leme. Lauro Leme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Itaberaba FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.