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TOLTZ STADIUM
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rui Fonseca started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Toltz Paulista's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Willian Veiga was slow to take the kick. During this time Itapinima AD's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Willian Veiga got away a dangerous shot. Despite this João Mineiro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Vivaldo Corrêa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Vivaldo Corrêa came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Toltz Paulista 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 Vivaldo Corrêa couldn't finish the play. 13 minutes into the game, Afonso Recife was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itapinima AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Toltz Paulista the free kick. In the 13th minute, Afonso Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Magno Messias fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itapinima AD's protests and gave Magno Messias a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Itapinima AD's Magno Messias got a free kick in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Toltz Paulista's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Fonseca came free, but João Mineiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Toltz Paulista's Silvinho Rosado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hélder Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. João Mineiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Fonseca in the 22nd minute of the match. João Mineiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Itapinima AD booed when Toltz Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Eduardo Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 32 minutes, Marcel Sousa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Toltz Paulista and the Itapinima AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Toltz Paulista fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! Vivaldo Corrêa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 39th playminute. Vivaldo Corrêa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Hélder Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vivaldo Corrêa made a kick off. If Vivaldo Corrêa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 53 minutes, Silvinho Rosado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toltz Paulista's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvinho Rosado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 65 minutes, Vivaldo Corrêa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toltz Paulista's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vivaldo Corrêa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vivaldo Corrêa in the 66th minute of play forced Itapinima AD's goalkeeper Hélder Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Freitas hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Toltz Paulista's João Mineiro got control of the ball when Willian Veiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Magno Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toltz Paulista's Vivaldo Corrêa got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Toltz Paulista's Silvinho Rosado got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Magno Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Itapinima AD booed when Toltz Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Eduardo Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Adolfo Fernandez's late challenge caught a Itapinima AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Adolfo Fernandez helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, João Adolfo Fernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute João Adolfo Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th match minute, Itapinima AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Veiga to maneuver through the defense.