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Estádio Macarani
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luís Paulo Bueno took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Luís Paulo Bueno 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. Marcinho Simões was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Luís Paulo Bueno capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luís Paulo Bueno really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Marcinho Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After having played for 24 minutes, Cristiano de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marmeleiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano de Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Macarani's goal looked a bit too open when Horácio Albuquerque came free, but Flavinho Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcinho Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 31 played minutes Marmeleiro got a freekick which was hit by Horácio Albuquerque. A collision led to Marmeleiro getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Yuri Cruz hit a great ball. Marmeleiro's Marcinho Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo Bueno in the 35th minute of play. Luís Paulo Bueno struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Marcinho Simões didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Macarani. 42 minutes into the match, Macarani's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano de Almeida came free, but Flavinho Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robinho Paraíba charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robinho Paraíba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Marmeleiro getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Robinho Paraíba hit a great ball. 50 minutes had been played when some careless play by Marmeleiro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arlindo Guimarães was slow to take the kick. During this time Macarani's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Marmeleiro's goalie and right to Luiz Fábio de Almeida. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Marmeleiro's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Horácio Albuquerque to strike the kick off in the second half. Claudinho Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcinho Simões having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Marmeleiro fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 57th minute. Penalty! In the 59th minute there was a penalty for Macarani. Arlindo Guimarães stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marcinho Simões. 2-0. 62 minutes into the match, Marmeleiro's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo Bueno came free, but Marcinho Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tarcisio Quirino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Paulo Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcinho Simões having to interfere. Horácio Albuquerque struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Flavinho Furtado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marmeleiro. After 68 minutes, Luiz Fábio de Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Macarani and the Marmeleiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luiz Fábio de Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Luís Paulo Bueno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macarani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Paulo Bueno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robinho Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Marmeleiro defense, Luís Paulo Bueno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcinho Simões. The Marmeleiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcinho Simões should have stopped the shot. Marcinho Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo Bueno in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Marmeleiro's Alex Torres got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 81 minutes, Tarcisio Quirino made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Marmeleiro's Marcinho Simões tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marmeleiro's goalkeeper Marcinho Simões, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 86 minutes into the game, Tarcisio Quirino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Marcinho Simões was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Macarani's Tarcisio Quirino got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tarcisio Quirino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcinho Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Macarani's Luís Paulo Bueno got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.