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Arena Iguaçu
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Goiás EC's João Vítor de Queiroz 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. Mauro Jacinto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thiago Tinoco in the 8th minute. Natanael Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Mauro Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Natanael Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 22 played minutes, Iguaçu Football Club's Matheus Correia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mauro Jacinto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Iguaçu Football Club reached it. After 25 minutes of play, Goiás EC's Agnaldo Senna made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Álvaro Barbosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Alberto Ferreira charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Alberto Ferreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Alberto Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Natanael Moreno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Iguaçu Football Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Goiás EC were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Natanael Moreno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Goiás EC's João Vítor de Queiroz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Álvaro Barbosa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Thiago Tinoco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iguaçu Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Thiago Tinoco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mauro Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Iguaçu Football Club getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Glauco Miranda hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by João Vítor de Queiroz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. João Vítor de Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Barbosa having to interfere. Glauco Miranda charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Glauco Miranda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Goiás EC booed when Iguaçu Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glauco Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Álvaro Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Vítor de Queiroz in the 71st minute of the match. When João Vítor de Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Goiás EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that João Vítor de Queiroz couldn't finish the play. Natanael Moreno scored 1-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mauro Jacinto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thiago Tinoco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Jacinto having to interfere. Carlos Alberto Ferreira got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 92nd minute, Carlos Alberto Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.