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Draken Stadion
Spectators: 7269 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wilton de Lara got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Tomás Diniz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ituyutaba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomás Diniz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7th minute, Wilton de Lara fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 11th minute, Draken Fotbollförening's Doni Barral ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rafael Arce. Rafael Arce yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 15th minute, Afonsinho Gerber 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. Cesinha Abreu got in the 20th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Oscar Félix handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. With a little luck, Ituyutaba's Rafael Arce got control of the ball when Afonsinho Gerber tried to sneak it across the goal line. Afonsinho Gerber could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Rafael Arce made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Ituyutaba's zone, Wilton de Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafael Arce came out of the goal and Wilton de Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oscar Félix showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Diniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Oscar Félix showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Diniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 43rd minute, Wilton de Lara 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. 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 Cesinha Abreu to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Diniz got free with Oscar Félix in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cesinha Abreu succeeded in the game's 53rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. After 57 minutes, Lauro Luz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Draken Fotbollförening and the Ituyutaba players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th match minute, Draken Fotbollförening was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lauro Luz to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonsinho Gerber in the 71st minute of play forced Ituyutaba's goalkeeper Rafael Arce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Cesinha Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ituyutaba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cesinha Abreu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Diniz got free with Oscar Félix in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cesinha Abreu in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oscar Félix saved Draken Fotbollförening from getting behind. Tomás Diniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Oscar Félix tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Ituyutaba players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.