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Estádio Casemiro
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Itaji SC's João Pedro Nunes 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. Magno Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laércio Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Laércio Toscano made a precise shot to the right of Magno Pernambucano. Casemiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. João Pedro Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When João Pedro Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Itaji SC 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 João Pedro Nunes couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Casemiro's Edgard Arósio got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th match minute, Itaji SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Zanette to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Laércio Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magno Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Casemiro's Mazinho Neto got a free kick in the 28th minute. Itaji SC were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Casemiro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adhemar Nascimento took the corner. The corner ended in Adhemar Nascimento almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Casemiro's Magno Pernambucano did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mazinho Neto in the 33rd minute of play forced Itaji SC's goalkeeper Gualter Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgard Arósio charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Arósio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Casemiro getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Edgard Arósio hit a great ball. Mazinho Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Itaji SC's Felipe Zanette got a free kick in the 39th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Mazinho Neto made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 55 minutes, João Pedro Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itaji SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Pedro Nunes 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 57th minute, Felipe Zanette had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Casemiro's Edgard Arósio got his second yellow card of the match in the 57th minute. The referee ordered Edgard Arósio off the ground. After a rather tough play, Casemiro's Edgard Arósio got a free kick in the 58th minute. Casemiro's Magno Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pedro Nunes in the 63rd minute of play. If Laércio Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Cerezo scored 1-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gualter Machado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 79th minute, Mazinho Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilton Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, Casemiro's Luiz Cerezo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gualter Machado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Casemiro's Wilton Novaes got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laércio Toscano got free with Magno Pernambucano in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Mazinho Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Gualter Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.