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Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Samuel Veloso made the kick off which started today's match. Amadeu Arósio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elói Vander having to interfere. 8 minutes into the game, Cowboys's Natanael Mangueira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elói Vander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Elói Vander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Arósio in the 14th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Virgílio Quirino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elói Vander. Iturama F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Virgílio Quirino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Enio de Alcântara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Nicolas Rosado made a huge save. A collision led to Cowboys getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Luisão Corrêa hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Iturama F.C.'s Marcinho Furtado broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Natanael Mangueira fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cowboys's protests and gave Natanael Mangueira a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cowboys getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Natanael Mangueira hit a great ball. A collision led to Cowboys getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Virgílio Quirino hit a great ball. When Amadeu Arósio came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Cowboys fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Amadeu Arósio couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Veloso during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Chico de Sousa. The audience was convinced that Amadeu Arósio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elói Vander was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Osmar Souto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Elói Vander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Arósio in the 43rd minute of play forced Iturama F.C.'s goalkeeper Elói Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osmar Souto might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elói Vander. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osmar Souto ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amadeu Arósio to make the kick off. Elói Vander stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Osmar Souto's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Amadeu Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Elói Vander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Iturama F.C.'s Zézinho Ceresso got a free kick in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Osmar Souto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cowboys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iturama F.C. the free kick. In the 65th match minute, Cowboys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osmar Souto to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Veloso in the 66th minute of play forced Cowboys's goalkeeper Nicolas Rosado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Amadeu Arósio came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Cowboys fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Amadeu Arósio couldn't finish the play. When Zé Augusto Santana fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iturama F.C.'s protests and gave Zé Augusto Santana a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Cowboys booed when Iturama F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Augusto Santana didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amadeu Arósio got free with Elói Vander in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Natanael Mangueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cowboys's supporters rose to their feet, but Natanael Mangueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elói Vander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th match minute, Iturama F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Augusto Santana to maneuver through the defense. Cowboys's Osmar Souto got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Iturama F.C.'s zone, Amadeu Arósio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elói Vander came out of the goal and Amadeu Arósio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Virgílio Quirino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cowboys's supporters rose to their feet, but Virgílio Quirino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elói Vander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Amadeu Arósio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cowboys's supporters rose to their feet, but Amadeu Arósio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elói Vander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 92 minutes, Natanael Mangueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cowboys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natanael Mangueira 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 96th minute, Virgílio Quirino 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.