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Mucury
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Marada's Lino 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. When Almir Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mucury SC's protests and gave Almir Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd minute, Almir Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernando Donato came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Marada's Beto Mesquita. But to his dismay, Beto Mesquita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tião Chaves made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Cauan Alves sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Francisco Carvalho could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Tião Chaves however easily saved by the left post. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mucury SC's goalkeeper Fernando Donato, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marada's Lino França got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ciro Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 21 played minutes Marada got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Nóbrega. Celso Vander was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Cauan Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Chaves having to interfere. Cauan Alves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tião Chaves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cauan Gomes in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tião Chaves saved Marada from getting behind. Tião Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Gomes, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. If Cauan Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Marada's zone, Cauan Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tião Chaves came out of the goal and Cauan Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cauan Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Tião Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Gomes in the 47th minute of play forced Marada's goalkeeper Tião Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th match minute, Marada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Machado to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cauan Gomes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Cauan Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mucury SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cauan Gomes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tião Chaves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st minute, Cauan Alves 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. Tião Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauan Gomes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tião Chaves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cauan Gomes's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Cauan Alves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marada's Tião Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Nogueira in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to Marada getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Téo Macedo hit a great ball. Cauan Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Tião Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cauan Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cauan Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Chaves having to interfere. Cauan Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Gomes in the 88th minute of play forced Marada's goalkeeper Tião Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauan Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Tião Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rui Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After 96 minutes Mucury SC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jardel Alcântara who took care of the corner kick. Jardel Alcântara made a great header on Marada's corner, it was just that Mucury SC's Fernando Donato managed to reach the ball for a save. Chants of Marada echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Mucury SC had held the ball for most of the match.