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Estádio Ituiutaba
Spectators: 7255 (Terracing: 5443, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) Cumali Ulualp was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tomba Litro! Marcus Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Tomba Litro's Marcus Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Medeiros in the 11th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Iavarete AD's zone, Marco Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Vieira came out of the goal and Marco Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Moisés Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Joaquim Vieira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tomba Litro. After 29 minutes of play, Iavarete AD's Oséias Proença made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcus Dantas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tomba Litro's Marcus Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Medeiros in the 33rd minute of play. Genílson Veiga's late challenge caught a Tomba Litro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genílson Veiga helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Iavarete AD getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Genílson Veiga hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Iavarete AD's zone, Carlos Fernando Alagoano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Vieira came out of the goal and Carlos Fernando Alagoano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Marcus Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Oséias Proença ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Dantas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Marcus Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When Moisés Ortiz came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Tomba Litro 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 Moisés Ortiz couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute, Júlio Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victor Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Marcus Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredão Monteiro's late challenge caught a Iavarete AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredão Monteiro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Tomba Litro getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Alfredão Monteiro hit a great ball. Victor Medeiros struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Marcus Dantas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Iavarete AD. If Júlio Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomba Litro's Marcus Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Medeiros in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th match minute, Iavarete AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júlio Mattos to maneuver through the defense. After 89 minutes, Carlos Fernando Alagoano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tomba Litro and the Iavarete AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. 92 minutes into the match, Tomba Litro's goalkeeper Marcus Dantas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oséias Proença. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Iavarete AD eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.