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Estádio Itaquerão-Ba
Spectators: 6653 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 0) Catiara's Fabiano Veiga 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. In the 3rd minute, Álvaro Esteves made a precise shot to the right of Cléber Mello. Catiara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 6 minutes, Álvaro Esteves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Corinthians-Ba and the Catiara players grew even worse after the yellow card. Álvaro Esteves hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Nestor Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Esteves in the 16th minute of play forced Catiara's goalkeeper Cléber Mello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabiano Veiga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nestor Abraão having to make a save. Álvaro Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Cléber Mello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giuseppe Fonseca took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cléber Mello. Cléber Mello dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Cléber Mello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Álvaro Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. If Fabiano Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Giuseppe Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Álvaro Esteves to make the kick off. Cristóvão Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Abraão having to interfere. The supporters of Corinthians-Ba booed when Catiara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caetano Nogueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute, one of Catiara:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Catiara. Álvaro Esteves struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Cléber Mello didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corinthians-Ba. Cléber Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giuseppe Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corinthians-Ba's Giuseppe Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Álvaro Esteves sped through Catiara's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cléber Mello. 92 minutes into the match, Corinthians-Ba's Álvaro Esteves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cléber Mello narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Betinho Urbano hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Corinthians-Ba fans cheered their team off the field, for while Catiara had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.