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Itaiu AD
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Itaiu A's Baltazar Fernandez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Raphael Barbosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baltazar Fernandez went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Ribeiro in the 8th minute of play forced Itaiu A's goalkeeper Igor Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes, Noel Guimarães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio sp2024 and the Itaiu A players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Itaiu A booed when Grêmio sp2024 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noel Guimarães didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grêmio sp2024's Raphael Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magno Barbosa in the 13th minute of play. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Baltazar Fernandez sped through Grêmio sp2024's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Raphael Barbosa. If Baltazar Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Grêmio sp2024 getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Dudu Miranda hit a great ball. Magno Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Raphael Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Magno Barbosa in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raphael Barbosa saved Grêmio sp2024 from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Baltazar Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itaiu A's supporters rose to their feet, but Baltazar Fernandez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raphael Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Raphael Barbosa managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Itaiu A's Baltazar Fernandez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Igor Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hortêncio Ribeiro in the 36th minute of the match. The nice shot from Baltazar Fernandez in the 40thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Raphael Barbosa had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Baltazar Fernandez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Raphael Barbosa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 43 minutes, Baltazar Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itaiu A's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baltazar Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Raphael Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baltazar Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Raphael Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Baltazar Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Raphael Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raphael Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute Hortêncio Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Itaiu A booed when Grêmio sp2024 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hortêncio Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Renan Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Noel Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Carlos Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, João Carlos Fonseca had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After a rather tough play, Itaiu A's Renan Valadares got a free kick in the 75th minute. 82 minutes into the game, Juninho Sampaio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grêmio sp2024's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itaiu A the free kick. 83 minutes into the match, Grêmio sp2024's goal looked a bit too open when Magno Barbosa came free, but Raphael Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raphael Barbosa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Itaiu A's Baltazar Fernandez shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Juninho Sampaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Magno Barbosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raphael Barbosa was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Raphael Barbosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Magno Barbosa went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Itaiu A'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.