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Arena W7
Spectators: 7215 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) In the 3rd minute, Dino Urbano 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. Wilson Dias hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Meriti's Téo Rezende proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Meriti from getting a goal against them. Dino Urbano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maranhão Futebol Clube's Ivo Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleiton Dracena in the 18th minute of play. In the 21stth minute of the game Dino Urbano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maranhão Futebol Clube's Ivo Berger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Maranhão Futebol Clube's Ivo Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleiton Dracena in the 25th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dino Urbano in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivo Berger saved Maranhão Futebol Clube from getting behind. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Meriti's goalkeeper Téo Rezende, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Elias Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgard Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Berger having to interfere. Cleiton Dracena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Berger having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Edgard Amorim 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. In the 43rd minute Cleiton Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45thth minute of the game Dino Urbano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maranhão Futebol Clube's Ivo Berger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dino Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Ivo Berger made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Edgard Amorim sent off a good shot on target. Franklin Neves hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Franklin Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Berger having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dino Urbano in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivo Berger prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ivo Berger stood somewhat misplaced when Dino Urbano came free in front of goal and shot 0-1 to the left of him in the 65 minute. After a rather tough play, Maranhão Futebol Clube's Tiago Loyola got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th match minute, Maranhão Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egídio Vander to maneuver through the defense. Benjamim Dracena hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Téo Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamim Dracena in the 73rd minute of the match. Ivo Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cleiton Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dino Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Cleiton Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meriti's supporters rose to their feet, but Cleiton Dracena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivo Berger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82nd match minute, Meriti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Urbano to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Adhemar Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dino Urbano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Berger having to interfere. Franklin Queirós struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Ivo Berger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meriti. Dino Urbano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Berger having to interfere. Téo Rezende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamim Dracena in the 94th minute of play forced Meriti's goalkeeper Téo Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Benjamim Dracena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Téo Rezende was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Elias Cosme kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The Maranhão Futebol Clube fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Meriti were clearly better and deserved to take the win.