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Ituyutaba
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 145) When André Luís Mazza got free in front of the goal in the 6th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Rafael Arce was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Nilton Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Arce having to interfere. If Tomás Diniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Espinosa AD's André Luís Mazza in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ituyutaba's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14thth minute of the game Cesinha Abreu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Espinosa AD's Válter França was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 18th minute, Leopoldo Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Luís Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Rafael Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Luís Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Rafael Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luís Mazza in the 27th minute of the match. After having played for 28 minutes, Nilton Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espinosa AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nilton Furtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ituyutaba! In the 30th minute there was a penalty for Espinosa AD. Olavo Mello stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rafael Arce. 0-1. In the 34th minute, Eugênio Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute, André Luís Mazza 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. André Luís Mazza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 38 minutes into the game, Espinosa AD's Nilton Furtado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafael Arce made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When Espinosa AD's André Luís Mazza in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ituyutaba's goalie prevented a goal. Rafael Arce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilton Furtado went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cesinha Abreu was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Espinosa AD getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Leonardo Lara hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Eugênio Coutinho in the 53rd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Válter França's left hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luís Mazza in the 57th minute of play forced Ituyutaba's goalkeeper Rafael Arce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Espinosa AD's Nilton Furtado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafael Arce made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Saraiva during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Espinosa AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Saraiva to maneuver through the defense. If André Luís Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, André Luís Mazza 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. A hard shot 71 in the game by Nilton Furtado from a close distance when the talented Rafael Arce managed to make a qualified save. Ituyutaba's players were relieved. In the 73rd minute, André Luís Mazza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espinosa AD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Cesinha Abreu scored 1-6 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Válter França, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If André Luís Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Espinosa AD's André Luís Mazza got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Espinosa AD left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ituyutaba.