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Spectators: 7029 (Terracing: 5380, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mané Neto made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Sandro Sousa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bogdan Lobonț was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Macarani's Sandro Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mané Neto took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bogdan Lobonț. Bogdan Lobonț dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 15thth minute of the game Sandro Sousa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Newcastle's Bogdan Lobonț was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 17 minutes, Sandro Sousa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Macarani and the Newcastle players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute, Sandro Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Marco Toko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bogdan Lobonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandro Sousa in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Newcastle's goal looked a bit too open when Sandro Sousa came free, but Bogdan Lobonț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. André Luís Prado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edu Falcão in the 35th minute. After 36 played minutes Macarani got a freekick which was hit by Sidney de Alcântara. After a defensive mix-up in Macarani's zone, Samuel Furlan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Luís Prado came out of the goal and Samuel Furlan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Pedro Luiz Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newcastle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Luiz Maciel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 40th minute, Pedro Luiz Maciel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pedro Luiz Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Pedro Luiz Maciel came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Newcastle 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 Pedro Luiz Maciel couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Pedro Luiz Maciel made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Neto in the 57th minute of play forced Newcastle's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Newcastle's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Neto in the 61st minute of play. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Pedro Luiz Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Newcastle's Marco Toko got a free kick in the 66th minute. Pedro Luiz Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Pedro Luiz Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Newcastle's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Luiz Maciel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Luís Prado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Newcastle getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Elivélton Tinoco hit a great ball. In the 80th minute Júnior Vianna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Edu Falcão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Newcastle fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Pedro Luiz Maciel struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. André Luís Prado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newcastle. Edu Falcão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Luiz Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luís Prado having to interfere. Edu Falcão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luís Prado having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Marco Toko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Newcastle's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco Toko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Luís Prado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.