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Ibitiguaia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute Noel Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Jucal's goalkeeper Arnaldo Barral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Carlos Cunha. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Guilherme Sá put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Augusto Cerezo. 16 minutes into the game, José Carlos Cunha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Arnaldo Barral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcinho Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noel Mesquita charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noel Mesquita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Noel Mesquita hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 29th minute by José Carlos Cunha got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 33rdth minute of the game Marcinho Lopes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ibitiguaia's Pedro Augusto Cerezo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 35 played minutes Ibitiguaia got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Dantas. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuca Leite during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ibitiguaia's Samuca Leite got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute of the match Kléberson Paraíba sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Augusto Cerezo skillfully saved the ball. Noel Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the match, Jucal's goal looked a bit too open when Noel Mesquita came free, but Arnaldo Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Noel Mesquita to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Emanuel Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcinho Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vivaldo dos Santos scored 1-2 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Augusto Cerezo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arnaldo Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Carlos Cunha in the 69th minute of the match. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ibitiguaia's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Cerezo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Augusto Cerezo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcinho Lopes in the 81st minute. Ibitiguaia's Samuca Leite got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcinho Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 88 minutes of play Ibitiguaia's Samuca Leite was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 89th match minute, Ibitiguaia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuca Leite to maneuver through the defense. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Jucal's Guilherme Sá in the 92nd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Pedro Augusto Cerezo was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Ibitiguaia through an amazing save. Marcinho Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Jucal walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.