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Arena do Aba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zézinho Donatello got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Dorian Fantini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aba Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave mirassol oeste-mt the free kick. The supporters of mirassol oeste-mt booed when Aba Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorian Fantini didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th match minute, mirassol oeste-mt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldo Dantas to maneuver through the defense. After 12 minutes of play, mirassol oeste-mt's Luiz Eduardo Rezende made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antônio Carlos Guedes was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to mirassol oeste-mt getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Gabriel Baptista hit a great ball. Dorian Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Deivid Rossi having to interfere. Luiz Eduardo Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Antônio Carlos Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antônio Carlos Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naldo Quirino, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Naldo Quirino in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antônio Carlos Guedes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 29 minutes, Naldo Quirino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the mirassol oeste-mt and the Aba Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Dorian Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The mirassol oeste-mt fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when mirassol oeste-mt's Naldo Quirino looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 39th match minute, Aba Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zézinho Donatello to maneuver through the defense. When Naldo Quirino was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 44 minutes had been played. In the 44th minute, Naldo Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emílio Soares hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Luiz Eduardo Rezende took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antônio Carlos Guedes. Antônio Carlos Guedes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The Aba Futebol Clube players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. mirassol oeste-mt were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Eduardo Rezende to make the kick off. Zézinho Donatello's late challenge caught a mirassol oeste-mt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zézinho Donatello helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of mirassol oeste-mt booed when Aba Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zézinho Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 55 played minutes Aba Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Zézinho Donatello. 57 minutes into the match, mirassol oeste-mt's goal looked a bit too open when Zézinho Donatello came free, but Deivid Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deivid Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zézinho Donatello in the 60th minute of play. Isaltino Vides hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Luiz Eduardo Rezende fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Antônio Carlos Guedes, passed just outside the right post. Luiz Eduardo Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A sloppy throw-in by Chiquinho Santos in the 75th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by mirassol oeste-mt's Matías Urbano. Aba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luiz Eduardo Rezende 76 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Luiz Eduardo Rezende struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Antônio Carlos Guedes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for mirassol oeste-mt. If Luiz Eduardo Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Luiz Eduardo Rezende came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the mirassol oeste-mt 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 Luiz Eduardo Rezende couldn't finish the play. Luiz Eduardo Rezende's late challenge caught a Aba Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Eduardo Rezende helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Aba Futebol Clube booed when mirassol oeste-mt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Rezende didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zézinho Donatello in the 94th minute of play forced mirassol oeste-mt's goalkeeper Deivid Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Eduardo Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. mirassol oeste-mt's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.