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Benearena
Spectators: 7107 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 60) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arnaldo Garcia took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Kaká Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulão Borges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jairo do Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kaká Severo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulão Borges having to interfere. Igor Vale's late challenge caught a Atlético Nonato's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Vale helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Itarema EC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Igor Vale hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute Jairo do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Betão Silva might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zé de Alcântara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Betão Silva ran back to his position shaking his head. Paulão Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Garcia in the 40th minute of the match. Kaká Severo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jairo do Nascimento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 70th match minute, Atlético Nonato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Trevisan to maneuver through the defense. Paulão Borges was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Arnaldo Garcia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arnaldo Garcia really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Betão Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Zé de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Perivaldo Brasil's late challenge caught a Atlético Nonato's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Perivaldo Brasil helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Itarema EC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Perivaldo Brasil hit a great ball. The Atlético Nonato supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Itarema EC's performance. The match ended with a win for Itarema EC.