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Arraial DMZ
Spectators: 8487 (Terracing: 6367, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alex Broberg kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Amílton Oliveira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhuo Chao was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Zhuo Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílton Oliveira in the 6th minute of play. Amílton Oliveira took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zhuo Chao. Zhuo Chao dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Oliveira in the 14th minute of play forced Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Zhuo Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Oliveira in the 15th minute of play forced Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Zhuo Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Alex Broberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zamora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhuo Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílton Oliveira in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vidmantas Ubartas in the 25th minute of play forced Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s zone, Amílton Oliveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhuo Chao came out of the goal and Amílton Oliveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Ricardo Zamora got control of the ball when Luís Guilherme Schmidt tried to sneak it across the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Amílton Oliveira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zhuo Chao narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zhuo Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílton Oliveira in the 47th minute of play. The Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ were winning 0-2.

Mané Tepedino's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zhuo Chao firmly grabbed it by the left post. Zhuo Chao was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Amílton Oliveira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Amílton Oliveira really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Ricardo Zamora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zé Carlos Vaz's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- were awarded a corner. Alex Broberg went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 67thth minute of the game Alex Broberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Ricardo Zamora was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zhuo Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Lopez in the 72nd minute of the match. Zhuo Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Gabriel Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhuo Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Gabriel Freire in the 78th minute of the match. Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Zhuo Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Lopez in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Lopez in the 81st minute of play forced Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Zhuo Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lilian Thuram charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lilian Thuram the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 87 played minutes Magnifico FC - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Lilian Thuram. Ricardo Zamora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vidmantas Ubartas in the 90th minute of play. Narciso Lopez was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 93rd minute. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ricardo Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perivaldo Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.