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Cupia
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 陆光卫 got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Verdão da Mantiqueira's 陆光卫 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Prata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陆光卫 in the 6th minute of play forced Cupia's goalkeeper Luís Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 6 minutes, Abel Linares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Verdão da Mantiqueira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Linares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 陆光卫, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Cupia's goal looked a bit too open when 陆光卫 came free, but Luís Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Anísio Duarte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Verdão da Mantiqueira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After 20 minutes of play, Verdão da Mantiqueira's Leandro Cunha made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Prata was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 23rd minute 陆光卫 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Richie Scholey cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Luís Prata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 33 minutes into the match, 陆光卫 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Prata. Cupia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 陆光卫 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. 36 minutes into the match, Zézinho de Sena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Prata. Cupia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zézinho de Sena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. 40 minutes into the match, 陆光卫 notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of Cupia's Luís Prata. Luís Prata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luís Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 陆光卫 in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Verdão da Mantiqueira's Leandro Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Prata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-10.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Augusto Marques to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Richie Scholey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 陆光卫 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Luís Prata made a huge save. 55 minutes into the match, Cupia's goalkeeper Luís Prata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Linares. From close distance 陆光卫 pressed in the 0-11 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 56 minutes into the game. 59 minutes into the match, Cupia's goalkeeper Luís Prata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 陆光卫. Cupia's Luís Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 陆光卫 in the 64th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Abel Linares could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Luís Prata however easily saved by the left post. After 73 minutes of play, Verdão da Mantiqueira's Leandro Cunha made it 0-14 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Prata was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luís Prata was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and 陆光卫 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 陆光卫 really showed his touch with that goal: 0-16. 86 minutes into the game, Zézinho de Sena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-18. Luís Prata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 89th minute, Richie Scholey reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luís Prata. The goal made the score 0-19. A collision led to Cupia getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Cristian da Mata hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, 陆光卫 notched a goal, 0-21, to the right of Cupia's Luís Prata. Luís Prata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Verdão da Mantiqueira's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.