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Neverland Stadium
Spectators: 5984 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 308, VIP seats: 75) Neverland's Wanderson Romero 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. The supporters of Neverland booed when One Piece FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oswaldo Lucas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilson Bittencourt hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Cícero Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maicon Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murilo Recife took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cícero Moreira. Cícero Moreira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Neverland's Cícero Moreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Sabóia in the 18th minute of play. Cícero Moreira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maicon Sabóia went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the game, Murilo Recife cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Cícero Moreira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Neverland's Oscar Vargas got a free kick in the 26th minute. When Murilo Recife fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored One Piece FC's protests and gave Murilo Recife a yellow card for diving instead. After 27 played minutes One Piece FC got a freekick which was hit by Murilo Recife. In the 30th minute, Isaltino Motta fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wanderson Romero in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dedê Quirino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cícero Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Sabóia in the 38th minute of play forced Neverland's goalkeeper Cícero Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neverland's Cícero Moreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tostão Senna in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute Maicon Sabóia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cícero Moreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Murilo Recife came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the One Piece FC 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 Murilo Recife couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Tadeu de Mendonça took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cícero Moreira. Neverland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Abelardo Catarinense was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. One Piece FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Neverland the free kick. In the 54th minute, Abelardo Catarinense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wanderson Romero, 55 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Sabóia in the 64th minute of play forced Neverland's goalkeeper Cícero Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes, Danilo Monteiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Neverland and the One Piece FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cícero Moreira was a little too slow when Murilo Recife got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 71st minute, Neverland's Gilson Aguiar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gilson Aguiar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Neverland protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gilson Aguiar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Neverland fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! Tostão Senna walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Murilo Recife could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Cícero Moreira made a huge save. 76 minutes into the match, Neverland's goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Recife came free, but Cícero Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maicon Sabóia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cícero Moreira came out and tried to block the shot, but Maicon Sabóia slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 77th minute. Tostão Senna came free with the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cícero Moreira could save by the left post. Arnaldo Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Cícero Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murilo Recife in the 86th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Maicon Sabóia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cícero Moreira. That made the score 0-6 in the 89 minute of play. A collision led to Neverland getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Isaltino Motta hit a great ball. One Piece FC played a much better game than Neverland and deserved their victory. The Neverland players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.