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PICA-PAU STADIUN
Spectators: 7139 (Terracing: 5419, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 120) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geraldo Mello made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes Atlético Maranhense got a freekick which was hit by Acácio Carvalho. Geraldo Mello was extremely unlucky when he, in the 5th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 7 minutes into the match, Atlético Maranhense's Juarês Custódio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilson Silva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Igor Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Motta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute of the match Leonel Zanette shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilson Silva showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gilson Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a rather tough play, PICA-PAU AMORA FC's Giuseppe Mineiro got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Igor Motta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilson Silva having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giuseppe Mineiro during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Atlético Maranhense's Flavinho de Andrade was substituted for Acácio Carvalho. After 31 played minutes PICA-PAU AMORA FC got a freekick which was hit by Giuseppe Mineiro. Geraldo Mello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. João Augusto Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Oswaldo Veiga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Augusto Nascimento was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Igor Motta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Gilson Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the PICA-PAU AMORA FC defense, Juarês Custódio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gilson Silva. The PICA-PAU AMORA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gilson Silva should have stopped the shot. After the first half Atlético Maranhense were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Juarês Custódio to strike the kick off in the second half. Igor Motta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Gilson Silva made a huge save. 52 minutes into the match, PICA-PAU AMORA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Custódio came free, but Gilson Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juarês Custódio might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gilson Silva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juarês Custódio ran back to his position shaking his head. If Igor Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilson Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Motta in the 59th minute. When Igor Motta came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Atlético Maranhense 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 Igor Motta couldn't finish the play. Igor Motta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Gilson Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Juarês Custódio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gilson Silva. The goal made the score 1-3. João Augusto Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oswaldo Veiga in the 69th minute of play. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind PICA-PAU AMORA FC's goalkeeper Gilson Silva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. PICA-PAU AMORA FC's Gilson Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Custódio in the 91st minute of play.