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Marata
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maicon Braga kicked off to start the match. When Rodrigo da Costa fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marata's protests and gave Rodrigo da Costa a yellow card for diving instead. Rodrigo da Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Marata's Zé Paulo Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Paraibano in the 14th minute of play. Zé Paulo Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maicon Braga in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Maicon Braga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Zé Paulo Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Zé Paulo Lopez didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Balisa FC's Maicon Braga shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Braga in the 35th minute of play forced Marata's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caetano Paraibano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo Lopez having to interfere. Zé Paulo Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Zé Paulo Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eriberto Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eriberto Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yuri Furtado shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dagoberto Mineiro made a kick off. Zé Paulo Lopez made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Caetano Paraibano sent off a good shot on target. Caetano Paraibano had several of the Marata's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 53 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Zé Paulo Lopez as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a rather tough play, Marata's Dário Proença got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 60th minute, Yuri Furtado sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Marata's Zé Paulo Lopez didn't even have to move. Caetano Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Marata's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Lopez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Caetano Paraibano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Braga in the 68th minute of play forced Marata's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Maicon Braga recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zé Paulo Lopez. Maicon Braga showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. In the 73rd match minute, Balisa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. If Caetano Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Zé Paulo Lopez managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Balisa FC's Caetano Paraibano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Balisa FC's Maicon Braga got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zé Paulo Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Braga in the 91st minute of the match. Zé Paulo Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Braga in the 96th minute of the match.