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Spectators: 7325 (Terracing: 5495, Seating: 1685, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmundo Linares started the match with the kick off. Hortêncio de Castro didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 4th minute. Marieta MZC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Hortêncio de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matheus Cerezo 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. 14 minutes into the match, Hortêncio de Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hermínio de Alcântara. Caputera's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hortêncio de Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Hermínio de Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matheus Cerezo's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Caputera's Reinaldo Pires got a free kick in the 19th minute. Hermínio de Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hortêncio de Castro in the 20th minute. If Hortêncio de Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Hudson Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the game, Alex Coelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marieta MZC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caputera the free kick. In the 24th minute, Alex Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermínio de Alcântara having to interfere. When Hortêncio de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Marieta MZC 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 Hortêncio de Castro couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute Vicente Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermínio de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Matheus Cerezo made the kick off in the second half. Hermínio de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheus Cerezo in the 51st minute of play. Hermínio de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Vicente Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermínio de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vicente Quintal charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vicente Quintal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th minute, Vicente Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 60 played minutes Caputera got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Donatello. When Matheus Cerezo came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Marieta MZC 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 Matheus Cerezo couldn't finish the play. After 70 played minutes Caputera got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Galvão. Rodrigo Simões's late challenge caught a Marieta MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodrigo Simões helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Caputera getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Rodrigo Simões hit a great ball. Marieta MZC's Matheus Cerezo got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hermínio de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matheus Cerezo in the 80th minute of the match. When Jorge Duarte came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Marieta MZC 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 Jorge Duarte couldn't finish the play. Matheus Cerezo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hermínio de Alcântara having to make a save. In the 87th match minute, Marieta MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Quintal to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the match, Caputera's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio de Castro came free, but Hermínio de Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Marieta MZC fully deserved thier win.