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Estádio Christina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when César Toledo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, César Toledo 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. If Eurico de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wágner Cordeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dudu da Cunha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wágner Cordeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Luiz Fábio Trevisan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zézinho Rosa having to make a save. 18 minutes into the match, César Toledo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dudu da Cunha, 1-0. César Toledo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dudu da Cunha came out and tried to block the shot, but César Toledo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 24th minute. Zézinho Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Proença in the 27th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Cícero Meirelles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Zézinho Rosa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dudu da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manoel Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wesley Proença hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Itaiba's goalkeeper Dudu da Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 44 minutes, Fernando de Amorim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itaiba and the Dinamo Itajaí players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fernando de Amorim hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luiz Fábio Trevisan to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Itaiba's goal looked a bit too open when Wágner Cordeiro came free, but Dudu da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dudu da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Cordeiro in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Itaiba getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Wesley Proença hit a great ball. Wágner Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dudu da Cunha having to interfere. Zézinho Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fábio Trevisan in the 62nd minute of play. Zézinho Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fábio Trevisan in the 67th minute of play. Cícero Meirelles might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zézinho Rosa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cícero Meirelles ran back to his position shaking his head. After 68 played minutes Dinamo Itajaí got a freekick which was hit by Enio Nogueira. Cícero Meirelles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Zézinho Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zézinho Rosa made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Cícero Meirelles sent off a good shot on target. Wágner Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dudu da Cunha having to interfere. Zézinho Rosa acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 83rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Fabiano de Salles. 85 minutes into the game, Olavo Salgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itaiba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dinamo Itajaí the free kick. Olavo Salgado hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Dinamo Itajaí's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Delfim Recife in the 88th minute. The corner ended in Delfim Recife almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Itaiba's Dudu da Cunha did a great save. If Luiz Fábio Trevisan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wágner Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dinamo Itajaí's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.