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Piragiba
Spectators: 6675 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yuri Borges made the kick off which started today's match. The attack was good, but when Yuri Borges in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Severino Carioca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ibitiara EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Severino Carioca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafa Massa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yuri Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Gustavo Félix kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 29 minutes of play, Ibitiara EC's Márcio Brodel made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafa Massa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yuri Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Paulo Mendonça having to interfere. Rafa Massa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celsinho da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Luís Gustavo Félix left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ibitiara EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. If Yuri Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Severino Carioca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 55th minute, Márcio Brodel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Paulo Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Ronald's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Cristiano Ronald hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After 67 played minutes Ibitiara EC got a freekick which was hit by Severino Carioca. Jonathan Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Paulo Mendonça having to interfere. After 75 minutes, Yuri Borges made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Ibitiara EC's Luís Paulo Mendonça tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 79th minute Luís Gustavo Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafa Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yuri Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Yuri Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Celsinho da Fonseca made a precise shot to the right of Rafa Massa. Nova Geração ..'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Luís Gustavo Félix was extremely unlucky when he, in the 93rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Luís Gustavo Félix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Massa having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.