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Toriba
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodrigo Pimenta started the match with the kick off. Joel Salgado charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Salgado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes Itapoama FC got a freekick which was hit by Joel Salgado. The supporters of Itapoama FC booed when Toriba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cícero Breckenfeld didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Toriba FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Filipe Bezerra hit a great ball. Sidnei Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dieguinho Leme in the 9th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Abreu in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sidnei Silva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Cícero Breckenfeld managed to get in a good position for a shot. Toriba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cícero Breckenfeld was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danilo Eger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Erasmo de Lara fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Toriba FC's protests and gave Erasmo de Lara a yellow card for diving instead. Sidnei Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 1-0 became the score in the 34th minute when Rodrigo Pimenta elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sidnei Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Abreu's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. After having played for 43 minutes, Dieguinho Leme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itapoama FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dieguinho Leme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 47 minutes, Dieguinho Leme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itapoama FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dieguinho Leme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonas Abreu was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Itapoama FC's Tiago Paraíba got a free kick in the 51st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tião Secco during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dieguinho Leme recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Toriba FC's goalkeeper Sidnei Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dieguinho Leme. Erasmo de Lara was shown his second yellow card after 69 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 69 played minutes Toriba FC got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo de Lara. The audience was convinced that Jonas Abreu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sidnei Silva was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. If Filipe Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Pedro Augusto Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Toriba FC's Luizão Cearense got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Joel Salgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiago Paraíba's late challenge caught a Toriba FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago Paraíba helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th minute, Tiago Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Toriba FC's Cícero Breckenfeld got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 88 minutes of play Itapoama FC's Joel Salgado 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. After 88 played minutes Itapoama FC got a freekick which was hit by Joel Salgado. If Cícero Breckenfeld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.