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Monumental Pescoço
Spectators: 7385 (Terracing: 5540, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 147) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcel de Medeiros made the kick off which started today's match. When Duda Sanches came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Marrao 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 Duda Sanches couldn't finish the play. Davi Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Pedro Paulo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel de Medeiros struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Samuel Bittencourt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rufa FC. In the 26th minute, Tales Moreira fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Samuel Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 30th minute, Tales Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Duda Sanches sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcel de Medeiros struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Samuel Bittencourt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rufa FC. Marcel de Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Paulo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmílson Cardozo in the 39th minute of the match. Samuel Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Duda Sanches made a kick off. Allan Linares charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Allan Linares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rufa FC! Samuel Bittencourt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcel de Medeiros went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Edmílson Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, Duda Sanches dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Paulo Machado, 1-1. Samuel Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel de Medeiros in the 66th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Marcel de Medeiros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Bittencourt. Marrao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcel de Medeiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Samuel Bittencourt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcel de Medeiros's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Samuel Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel de Medeiros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Samuel Bittencourt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Samuel Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Marrao defense, Marcel de Medeiros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Bittencourt. The Marrao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Bittencourt should have stopped the shot. Marcel de Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Samuel Bittencourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Marrao defense, Rony Costa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Bittencourt. The Marrao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Bittencourt should have stopped the shot. If Raúl Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel de Medeiros in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Marrao players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rufa FC.