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Estádio Serra
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulo Valladares kicked off to start the match. David Barros took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcinho Tinoco. ɱarceline XVII's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. David Barros hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Geovanni Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Mandrak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Breno Linares during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ɱarceline XVII's Breno Linares got a free kick in the 17th minute. A collision led to ɱarceline XVII getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Breno Linares hit a great ball. Marcinho Tinoco was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Christian de Brito. Geovanni Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Prestes in the 28th minute of the match. Geovanni Mendonças short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Marcinho Tinoco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Geovanni Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Prestes in the 41st minute of the match. Chuva de Fogo's Geovanni Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Mandrak in the 43rd minute of play. ɱarceline XVII's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Paulo Valladares 44 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sandro Prestes to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Nicolas Mandrak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ɱarceline XVII's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolas Mandrak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 54 minutes, Sandro Prestes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ɱarceline XVII's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandro Prestes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nicolas Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni Monteiro having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sandro Prestes in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geovanni Monteiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Breno Linares kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Breno Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni Monteiro having to interfere. With his leg Geovanni Monteiro managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when ɱarceline XVII's Nicolas Mandrak fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Geovanni Monteiro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Geovanni Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Valladares in the 80th minute of play forced ɱarceline XVII's goalkeeper Marcinho Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, ɱarceline XVII's goal looked a bit too open when Geovanni Mendonça came free, but Marcinho Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Paulo Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geovanni Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Marcinho Tinoco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolas Mandrak got free with Geovanni Monteiro in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulo Valladares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcinho Tinoco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. After 96 played minutes ɱarceline XVII got a freekick which was hit by Beto Silva. Christian de Brito was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 97th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. ɱarceline XVII's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.