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MORUMBA STADIUM! ! !
Spectators: 7290 (Terracing: 5470, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's Zé Augusto França 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. Aloísio Severo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Leão in the 3rd minute. João Pedro Paraibano hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. A collision led to Futebol Clube Santa Cruz getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. João Pedro Paraibano hit a great ball. Dênis Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Augusto França, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aloísio Severo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Roberts in the 14th minute of play. Marcelinho Dias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Aloísio Severo made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Santos Roberts kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aloísio Severo. That made the score 3-0 in the 20 minute of play. Marcelinho Dias took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aloísio Severo. Aloísio Severo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelinho Dias in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aloísio Severo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcelinho Dias got in the 30th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Aloísio Severo handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Xarles Pedroza might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aloísio Severo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xarles Pedroza ran back to his position shaking his head. Aloísio Severo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sαℓvє o Tricσℓσr Pαυℓisτα's Marcelinho Dias shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Otávio Simões's late challenge caught a Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Otávio Simões helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st minute, Otávio Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Marcelinho Dias made the kick off in the second half. Santos Roberts took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aloísio Severo. Aloísio Severo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Aloísio Severo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelinho Dias's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. With 69 minutes on the clock, Diguinho Moraes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's Diguinho Moraes got a free kick in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otávio Simões in the 71st minute of play forced Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Aloísio Severo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Leão scored 8-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aloísio Severo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 77 minutes into the game, João Pedro Paraibano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sαℓvє o Tricσℓσr Pαυℓisτα the free kick. João Pedro Paraibano hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Aloísio Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Leão, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 84 minutes into the match, Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Roberts came free, but Aloísio Severo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Otávio Simões made a precise shot to the right of Aloísio Severo. Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Aloísio Severo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Roberts in the 92nd minute of play. Rodolfo Xavier kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Sαℓvє o Tricσℓσr Pαυℓisτα's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.