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Manguenza
Spectators: 7130 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Velloso made the kick off which started today's match. Fabiano Novaes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 5 played minutes Manguenza got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Vieira. Mirassol Esporte Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Renatinho Sampaio in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute, Zé Paulo Novaes made a precise shot to the right of Matheus Passos. Manguenza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Matheus Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho da Mata in the 15th minute of the match. After 20 minutes, Renatinho Sampaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mirassol Esporte Clube and the Manguenza players grew even worse after the yellow card. Renatinho Sampaio hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 22nd minute, when Manguenza's Fintan Drible after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Marcel Maciel in Mirassol Esporte Clube's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Marcel Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Proença, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Paulo Novaes kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When Carlos Eduardo Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Manguenza 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 Carlos Eduardo Fontes couldn't finish the play. If Wilson Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute Carlos Eduardo Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Carlos Eduardo Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Stephan Pinnerup took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Marcel Maciel to make any attempt to save it. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mirassol Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Marcel Maciel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Manguenza's Stephan Pinnerup sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcel Maciel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Matheus Passos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Couto, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

53 minutes into the game, Ricardinho da Mata was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mirassol Esporte Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manguenza the free kick. Ricardinho da Mata hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After 54 played minutes Mirassol Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Fernando do Valle. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilmar Couto got free with Matheus Passos in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute of the match Clemente Vieira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcel Maciel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eduardo Fontes in the 63rd minute of play forced Mirassol Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Marcel Maciel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Mirassol Esporte Clube's Nilmar Couto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matheus Passos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. 74 minutes into the match, Manguenza's goalkeeper Matheus Passos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Paulo Novaes. The long shot by Márcio Santana in the 77th minute really tested Matheus Passos's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 78th minute Joel Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matheus Passos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manguenza's Matheus Passos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Manguenza from getting a goal against them. Matheus Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Velloso in the 87th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilmar Couto got free with Matheus Passos in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute of the match Clemente Vieira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcel Maciel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 94 played minutes Manguenza got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Coutinho. Mirassol Esporte Clube's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.