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Estádio Itaipulândia
Spectators: 7195 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) Itaipulândia Futebol Club's Dinei Correia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Olavo Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Agnaldo Mandrak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes, Dinei Correia made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Lacio's Benjamin Barral tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Dito de Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itaipulândia Futebol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Dito de Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin Barral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute, Emílio Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruy Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agnaldo Mandrak having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Lacio's goal looked a bit too open when Dinei Correia came free, but Benjamin Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Carlos Fernando Arce fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itaipulândia Futebol Club's protests and gave Carlos Fernando Arce a yellow card for diving instead. Walmyr Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walmyr Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lacio's Walmyr Cearense got a free kick in the 34th minute. Tony Borges hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Lacio's Tony Borges got a free kick in the 40th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Lacio's goal looked a bit too open when Dinei Correia came free, but Benjamin Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ruy Carvalho made a kick off. When Tomás Lago fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itaipulândia Futebol Club's protests and gave Tomás Lago a yellow card for diving instead. Olavo Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruy Carvalho in the 59th minute of play forced Itaipulândia Futebol Club's goalkeeper Agnaldo Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lacio's Olavo Mendes got a free kick in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Carlos Fernando Arce managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itaipulândia Futebol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Fernando Arce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin Barral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute Dinei Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Lacio defense, Dinei Correia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benjamin Barral. The Lacio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benjamin Barral should have stopped the shot. If Dinei Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Lacio's Agnaldo Mandrak threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ruy Carvalho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dito de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.