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Estadio Estrelão
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cauan Antunes kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Marcelo Lucas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Estrela Azul FC's Nicolas Loyola. Nicolas Loyola was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicolas Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Fernando Motta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the game, Evandro Sá cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Juninho Tróia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 16 played minutes Ibuaco got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Lucas. After having played for 18 minutes, Cauan Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estrela Azul FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cauan Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Natanael Fontes hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Ibuaco's goalkeeper Juninho Tróia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evandro Sá. João Vítor Andrade received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Juninho Tróia came out and tried to block the shot, but João Vítor Andrade slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 28th minute. Cauan Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Juninho Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Raphael Negri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Agostinho Quadros kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Estrela Azul FC's Donato Souza couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 36th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ibuaco. 38 minutes into the match, Carlos Fernando Motta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Loyola. Estrela Azul FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Fernando Motta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 43 minutes into the match, Carlos Fernando Motta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Loyola. Estrela Azul FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Fernando Motta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Fernando Motta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The goalkeeper, Nicolas Loyola, was totally fooled by Ibuaco's Falcão de Toledo, who 54 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 56 minutes into the match Raphael Negri climbed in front of goal and pressed up 2-5 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Nicolas Loyola. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Antunes in the 60th minute of play forced Ibuaco's goalkeeper Juninho Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Vítor Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Fernando Motta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Loyola having to interfere. Raphael Negri in the 69thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicolas Loyola, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ademar Rossi's late challenge caught a Estrela Azul FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ademar Rossi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd match minute, Ibuaco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ademar Rossi to maneuver through the defense. In the 74thth minute of the game Cauan Antunes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ibuaco's Juninho Tróia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Estrela Azul FC's Nicolas Loyola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Estrela Azul FC from getting a goal against them. Evandro Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes in the game Agostinho Quadros did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Júlio de Alcântara. With a little luck, Estrela Azul FC's Nicolas Loyola got control of the ball when Ademar Rossi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st minute, Cauan Antunes 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. With his leg Nicolas Loyola managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Ibuaco's Raphael Negri fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Ibuaco booed when Estrela Azul FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Paulo Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Estrela Azul FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Evandro Sá hit a great ball. The Ibuaco supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ibuaco would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.