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Alçapão da Baixada
Spectators: 8563 (Terracing: 6423, Seating: 1969, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lasse Delvig started the match with the kick off. Mickaël Maris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José San Martín, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Nova Iguaçu MZFC fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Horaţiu Măcrinici looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lasse Delvig in the 14th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute ALMA GUERREIRA were awarded a corner. Wilson da Rocha went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Tomé Bento got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mickaël Maris quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by José San Martín in the 18th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute of the match ALMA GUERREIRA got a corner. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wilson da Rocha ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 19 played minutes ALMA GUERREIRA got a freekick which was hit by José San Martín. Mickaël Maris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lasse Delvig in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Horaţiu Măcrinici's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cauan Carvalho was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Ladislao Gerazan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Cauan Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delfim Araújo in the 28th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute of the match ALMA GUERREIRA got a corner. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wilson da Rocha ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ALMA GUERREIRA's corner Tomé Bento fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mickaël Maris quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caco Matos in the 31st minute of play forced ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Cauan Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Horaţiu Măcrinici left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nova Iguaçu MZFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. ALMA GUERREIRA's Jairo Bolt was substituted for Delfim Araújo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 38th minute of play forced ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Cauan Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mickaël Maris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lasse Delvig in the 41st minute of play. Lasse Delvig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickaël Maris having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cauan Carvalho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cauan Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Gerazan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horaţiu Măcrinici stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nova Iguaçu MZFC were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after ALMA GUERREIRA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luiz Fábio de Medeiros took the corner. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner ended in Luiz Fábio de Medeiros almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALMA GUERREIRA's Cauan Carvalho did a great save. Lasse Delvig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickaël Maris having to interfere. Cauan Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Gerazan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, ALMA GUERREIRA's Lasse Delvig sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mickaël Maris narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When ALMA GUERREIRA's Lasse Delvig in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalie prevented a goal. ALMA GUERREIRA made a substitution. Nilson Montenegro replaced José San Martín. Lasse Delvig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickaël Maris having to interfere. Lasse Delvig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Mickaël Maris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Montenegro in the 90th minute of the match. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lasse Delvig in the 92nd minute of the match. Ünsal Sendur kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Lasse Delvig kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mickaël Maris. That made the score 2-2 in the 95 minute of play. The ALMA GUERREIRA players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Nova Iguaçu MZFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.