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Spectators: 7297 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Noel Sá kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Dênis de Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Jerônimo Mandrak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orlando City's Beloslav Rushkarski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Botelho in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute Itiquira were awarded a corner. Dadá Marquez went to the cornerflag to take it. Ernesto Botelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Beloslav Rushkarski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernesto Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beloslav Rushkarski having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dênis de Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerônimo Mandrak was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Ernesto Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beloslav Rushkarski having to interfere. Beloslav Rushkarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Roberto Pitta charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Roberto Pitta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Itiquira getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Zé Roberto Pitta hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Orlando City's Amadeu Tepedino broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A hard shot 37 in the game by Dênis de Azevedo from a close distance when the talented Jerônimo Mandrak managed to make a qualified save. Itiquira's players were relieved. Beloslav Rushkarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tostão Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Itiquira's Jerônimo Mandrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dênis de Azevedo in the 40th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Zé Zonta had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Deivid Bezerra during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Orlando City made a substitution. Donatello do Valle replaced Zé Zonta. After 42 played minutes Itiquira got a freekick which was hit by Deivid Bezerra. In the 45th minute, Ernesto Botelho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Beloslav Rushkarski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Tostão Pitta made the kick off in the second half. In the 59thth minute of the game Dênis de Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Itiquira's Jerônimo Mandrak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 61st minute Dênis de Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerônimo Mandrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerônimo Mandrak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dênis de Azevedo's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Dênis de Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Itiquira's Jerônimo Mandrak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Beloslav Rushkarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tostão Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th match minute, Orlando City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dênis de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. After 76 played minutes Orlando City got a freekick which was hit by Donatello do Valle. Beloslav Rushkarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tostão Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 82 minutes, Dênis de Azevedo made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Itiquira's Jerônimo Mandrak tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ernesto Botelho's late challenge caught a Orlando City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernesto Botelho helped the player get up and apologised. When Orlando City's Dênis de Azevedo in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Itiquira's goalie prevented a goal. After 89 minutes of play, Orlando City's Zézinho de Amaral made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerônimo Mandrak was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 93 minutes, Vânderson Reis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itiquira and the Orlando City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vânderson Reis hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Orlando City had played much better football throughout.