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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Eza Sinuraya in the 3rd minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Lauro Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Nova Iguaçu MZFC booed when JEMBer UTara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jem But didn't get a good kick on the ball. JEMBer UTara's Eza Sinuraya suffered a sore thigh after 7 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When José Paulo Batista fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Iguaçu MZFC's protests and gave José Paulo Batista a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of JEMBer UTara booed when Nova Iguaçu MZFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Cerezo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dudu Queiroz's late challenge caught a JEMBer UTara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dudu Queiroz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Dudu Queiroz hit a great ball. Chi Bay took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lauro Varela. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, JEMBer UTara's Bonggo Suwandi got a free kick in the 18th minute. Paulo Renato Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Garmana hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chi Bay to make the kick off. Mekki Pink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Renato Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 minutes of play, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Diego Cerezo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mekki Pink was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Anselmo Batista was substituted for Paulo Renato Souza. Nova Iguaçu MZFC made a substitution. Deivid Queirós replaced Dudu Queiroz. If Agnaldo Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th match minute, JEMBer UTara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jem But to maneuver through the defense. Bonggo Suwandi kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Mekki Pink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Cerezo in the 71st minute of the match. After some careless play in the JEMBer UTara defense, Diego Cerezo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mekki Pink. The JEMBer UTara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mekki Pink should have stopped the shot. If Wilson Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jafar Mursadat kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Agnaldo Vargas got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of JEMBer UTara booed when Nova Iguaçu MZFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agnaldo Vargas didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Joel Lopes fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Iguaçu MZFC's protests and gave Joel Lopes a yellow card for diving instead. Joel Lopes hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nova Iguaçu MZFC had won after a very even match.