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Estádio Luiz Gonzaga
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilvan Maia made the kick off which started today's match. Agostinho Vianna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diguinho Paiva having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcel Falcão during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 played minutes Nordestão Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Falcão. Dorian Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agostinho Vianna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diguinho Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agostinho Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Yuri Vinhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilvan Maia in the 21st minute of play. Mariapopolis's Diguinho Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agostinho Vianna in the 23rd minute of play. Yan Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute Gilvan Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuri Vinhas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yan Netto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nuno Pontes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diguinho Paiva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of Nordestão Futebol Clube booed when Mariapopolis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dinei Tinoco didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dorian Garcia came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Mariapopolis 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 Dorian Garcia couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Agostinho Vianna to make the kick off. After 53 minutes Mariapopolis's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nuno Pontes who took care of the corner kick. 56 minutes into the match, Nordestão Futebol Clube's Marcel Falcão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diguinho Paiva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Mariapopolis's Durval Domingues got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute, Yan Netto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nordestão Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Diguinho Paiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan Netto in the 64th minute of play. When Nuno Pontes came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Nordestão Futebol Clube 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 Nuno Pontes couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Falcão in the 73rd minute of play forced Mariapopolis's goalkeeper Diguinho Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diguinho Paiva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuno Pontes's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Gilvan Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuri Vinhas having to interfere. Nordestão Futebol Clube's Yuri Vinhas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Nordestão Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Yan Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Diguinho Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dorian Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Yuri Vinhas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yuri Vinhas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dorian Garcia in the 84th minute. Yuri Vinhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilvan Maia in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Dorian Garcia made a precise shot to the right of Yuri Vinhas. Nordestão Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1.