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Estádio Itatuba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aloísio Recife started the match with the kick off. Hugo Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Beto Nunes made a huge save. After 7 played minutes Itatuba SS got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Paulista. After 8 played minutes, Clube Náutico Capibaribe's Benjamim Bueno shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rubens Quirino came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Clube Náutico Capibaribe reached it. A sloppy throw-in by Percy Madureira in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Clube Náutico Capibaribe's Leonel de Queirós. Ian Camargo struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Rubens Quirino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube Náutico Capibaribe. Beto Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aloísio Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clube Náutico Capibaribe's attentive Benjamim Bueno managed to snatch the ball when Murilo Barreto made a throw-in in the 18th minute of the game. Geovanni Mello kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Clube Náutico Capibaribe defense, Teodoro Lima kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Beto Nunes. The Clube Náutico Capibaribe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Beto Nunes should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Itatuba SS's Baltazar de Sousa got a free kick in the 27th minute. Ian Camargo took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rubens Quirino. Rubens Quirino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Eriberto Peres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rubens Quirino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Ian Camargo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benjamim Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Rubens Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Hugo Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Itatuba SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Benjamim Bueno made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Itatuba SS got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Lima. Beto Nunes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aloísio Recife went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Aloísio Recife hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Rubens Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamim Bueno in the 59th minute of the match. Benjamim Bueno struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Rubens Quirino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube Náutico Capibaribe. Ian Camargo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rubens Quirino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Itatuba SS's Rubens Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamim Bueno in the 71st minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 73rd minute by Benjamim Bueno got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Beto Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aloísio Recife in the 80th minute of play. Ian Camargo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 minutes, Hugo Mendonça made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Clube Náutico Capibaribe's Beto Nunes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 95 minutes into the game, Aloísio Recife was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itatuba SS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clube Náutico Capibaribe the free kick. After a rather tough play, Itatuba SS's Aloísio Recife got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, Itatuba SS could leave the field as winners, despite Clube Náutico Capibaribe having more of the ball for most of the match.