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Estádio Itajiba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bruno Baiano started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Juvenal de Amaral hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, Luiz Fabiano de Moraes sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Ramiro Vasconcelos threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Luiz Fabiano de Moraes this time. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Baiano in the 6th minute of play forced Itajiba's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Itajiba getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Natã Salles hit a great ball. If Adrianinho Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Percival Linhares hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 16th match minute, Itajiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Trancoso to maneuver through the defense. Adrianinho Jacinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudinho Saldanha succeeded in the game's 23rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. In the 30th match minute, Alagoado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Araújo to maneuver through the defense. Rodriguinho Cavalcante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Itajiba's Elder Santana slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ramiro Vasconcelos. That made the score 2-0 after 38 minutes of play. 46 minutes into the match, Itajiba's goal looked a bit too open when Waldemar Paes came free, but Rodriguinho Cavalcante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Jacinto in the 48th minute of play forced Alagoado's goalkeeper Ramiro Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adrianinho Jacinto to strike the kick off in the second half. When Claudinho Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Itajiba 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 Claudinho Saldanha couldn't finish the play. João Pedro Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodriguinho Cavalcante having to interfere. Ramiro Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Saldanha in the 60th minute of the match. If Adrianinho Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudinho Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro Vasconcelos having to interfere. Adrianinho Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Ramiro Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Saldanha in the 73rd minute of play forced Alagoado's goalkeeper Ramiro Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrianinho Jacinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro Vasconcelos having to interfere. Ramiro Vasconcelos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudinho Saldanha's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Lino Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Juvenal de Amaral hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Itajiba's Natã Salles got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Alagoado defense, Claudinho Saldanha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramiro Vasconcelos. The Alagoado fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramiro Vasconcelos should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Saldanha in the 93rd minute of play forced Alagoado's goalkeeper Ramiro Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Jacinto in the 94th minute of play forced Alagoado's goalkeeper Ramiro Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juvenal de Amaral hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Itajiba's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.