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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Richard Rezende got the match started through his kick off. Richard Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Arósio having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Japuim EC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurício Cardozo came free, but Miguel Arósio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurício Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Arósio having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurício Cardozo in the 11th minute of play forced Japuim EC's goalkeeper Miguel Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 played minutes, Iaciara's Sílvio Mendes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Miguel Arósio 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 Iaciara reached it. If Maurício Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd match minute, Iaciara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheus Carneiro to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, Richard Rezende notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Japuim EC's Miguel Arósio. Miguel Arósio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 28 minutes into the game, Sílvio Mendes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iaciara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Japuim EC the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edinho Cardozo during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Iaciara booed when Japuim EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edinho Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miguel Arósio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maurício Cardozo's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Iaciara's zone, Zé Pedro Godoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jano Esteves came out of the goal and Zé Pedro Godoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Richard Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute Richard Rezende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Iaciara booed when Japuim EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Pedro Godoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Maurício Cardozo came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Iaciara 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 Maurício Cardozo couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zé Pedro Godoi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Richard Rezende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maurício Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Miguel Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Zé Pedro Godoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Germano Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Miguel Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jano Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Negri in the 68th minute of play. Franklin Prado's late challenge caught a Japuim EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Franklin Prado helped the player get up and apologised. Miguel Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Iaciara booed when Japuim EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivo Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Iaciara booed when Japuim EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivo Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richard Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Richard Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Miguel Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 91 minutes, Richard Rezende managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iaciara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richard Rezende was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match was over Iaciara could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Japuim EC throughout the match.