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Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 7789 (Terracing: 5843, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) MAZER SAF's Laércio Paraíba 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. In the 4th minute Richard Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermínio Eger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos-Armando Valderrama in the 7th minute of play forced Ebla FC's goalkeeper Wilian Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 played minutes Ebla FC got a freekick which was hit by Richard Saldanha. In the 12th minute Laércio Paraíba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilian Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ebla FC's Wilian Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Garro in the 14th minute of play. With a little luck, Ebla FC's Wilian Dracena got control of the ball when Carlos-Armando Valderrama tried to sneak it across the goal line. Igor Coronado's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wilian Dracena firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 19th minute, Richard Saldanha made a precise shot to the right of Hermínio Eger. MAZER SAF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Saldanha came free, but Hermínio Eger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilian Dracena was a little too slow when Laércio Paraíba got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Paraense in the 27th minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Hermínio Eger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th match minute, MAZER SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo do Vale to maneuver through the defense. Wilian Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laércio Paraíba in the 32nd minute of the match. Ebla FC's Wilian Dracena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Ebla FC from getting a goal against them. Hermínio Eger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Saldanha in the 37th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Richard Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermínio Eger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 played minutes, MAZER SAF's Lucas Veríssimo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilian Dracena 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 MAZER SAF reached it. Wilian Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laércio Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dieguinho Tavares hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dieguinho Tavares made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Richard Saldanha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilian Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Coronado in the 54th minute of play. Wilian Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laércio Paraíba in the 55th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Thiago Paraense took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Hermínio Eger to make any attempt to save it. Hermínio Eger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Dieguinho Tavares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Hermínio Eger made a huge save. With a little luck, MAZER SAF's Hermínio Eger got control of the ball when Dieguinho Tavares tried to sneak it across the goal line. MAZER SAF's Hermínio Eger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Paraense in the 70th minute of play. Igor Coronado hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Hermínio Eger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 74th minute, Thiago Paraense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ebla FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Ricardo Vargas hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After 77 played minutes, MAZER SAF's Lucas Veríssimo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilian Dracena 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 MAZER SAF reached it. Dieguinho Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Richard Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermínio Eger having to interfere. Rodrigo Garro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 85th minute, Thiago Paraense reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hermínio Eger. The goal made the score 1-4. Hermínio Eger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Richard Saldanha in the 90th minute. If Richard Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 minutes of play, MAZER SAF's Laércio Paraíba made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilian Dracena was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ebla FC played a much better game than MAZER SAF and deserved their victory. The MAZER SAF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.