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Corcovado
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) AFC Ajax's Erivaldo Motta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rodolfo Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Zézinho Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Zé Augusto Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Narciso Marques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdo Velasco's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Valdo Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Narciso Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valdo Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zé Augusto Senna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Narciso Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Erivaldo Motta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Soares having to interfere. After 36 minutes, Erivaldo Motta made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Corcovado's Zézinho Soares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adilson Dias during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AFC Ajax getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Adilson Dias hit a great ball. Edgard Paulista was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The long shot by Nilton Velasco in the 46th minute really tested Narciso Marques's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Valdo Velasco made the kick off in the second half. AFC Ajax's Narciso Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdo Velasco in the 52nd minute of play. Narciso Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdo Velasco in the 52nd minute of play. When Corcovado's Zé Augusto Senna in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. In the 61st minute Erivaldo Motta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zézinho Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adilson Dias hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Zé Augusto Senna 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. Narciso Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdo Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Valdo Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Narciso Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, José de Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Narciso Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdo Velasco in the 85th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Zé Augusto Senna 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. Narciso Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdo Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Narciso Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdo Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murilo Cardozo in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zézinho Soares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AFC Ajax eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.