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Estádio Maragua
Spectators: 7699 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 115) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristiano Miranda made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, João Paulo Mazza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maragua EC's supporters rose to their feet, but João Paulo Mazza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulysses de Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Luís Pitta might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulysses de Alcântara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Luís Pitta ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE defense, Percival Trevisan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ulysses de Alcântara. The TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ulysses de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. After 16 minutes of play, Maragua EC's Percival Trevisan made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulysses de Alcântara was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute, Maragua EC's Pedro Luís Pitta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ulysses de Alcântara. Ulysses de Alcântara yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Pedro Luís Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ulysses de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Pedro Luís Pitta sped through TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ulysses de Alcântara. In the 31st minute Pedro Luís Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulysses de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gilberto Souza who took care of the corner kick. Maragua EC's Gilberto Souza was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ulysses de Alcântara in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 39th play minutes Pedro Luís Pitta shot 7-0, a short shot which went by Ulysses de Alcântara and just under the crossbar into goal. Maragua EC's Zé Carlos de Barros was substituted for Erik Favoretto. The audience thought a goal was coming when Percival Trevisan got free with Ulysses de Alcântara in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Luís Pitta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Maragua EC made a substitution. Chiquinho de Lara replaced Pedro Luís Pitta. The wind increased when Chiquinho de Lara made the kick off in the second half. When Maragua EC's Chiquinho de Lara in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalie prevented a goal. João Paulo Mazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulysses de Alcântara having to interfere. Cássio de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulysses de Alcântara having to interfere. Ulysses de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiquinho de Lara in the 69th minute of play. If Chiquinho de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute Cristiano Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizão Braga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Chiquinho de Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulysses de Alcântara was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. When Maragua EC's Chiquinho de Lara in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalie prevented a goal. Percival Trevisan struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Ulysses de Alcântara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maragua EC. 89 minutes into the match, João Paulo Mazza notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's Ulysses de Alcântara. Ulysses de Alcântara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.