League

Maranhao
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Divinolandia EC's Marquinhos Fantini 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. With his leg Túlio Santos managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Maranhao's Natã Eger fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Marquinhos Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Túlio Santos stood somewhat misplaced when Natã Eger came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 12 minute. 17 minutes into the match, Divinolandia EC's goalkeeper Túlio Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Natã Eger. Natã Eger in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Túlio Santos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 21st minute, Luís Fábio Barros fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Túlio Santos, passed just outside the right post. Túlio Santos was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Natã Eger capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Natã Eger really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 25 minutes into the match, Marquinhos Fantini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrézinho Amaral. Maranhao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marquinhos Fantini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Natã Eger's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Túlio Santos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 35th minute, Adalberto Novaes made a precise shot to the right of Andrézinho Amaral. Maranhao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Divinolandia EC's Túlio Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Divinolandia EC from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Natã Eger kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Túlio Santos. That made the score 3-2 in the 38 minute of play. With his leg Túlio Santos managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Maranhao's Natã Eger fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Natã Eger to make the kick off. The long shot by André Luís Severo in the 53rd minute really tested Andrézinho Amaral's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Marquinhos Fantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Andrézinho Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Maranhao defense, Virgílio Quadros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrézinho Amaral. The Maranhao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrézinho Amaral should have stopped the shot. Túlio Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fábio Barros in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Virgílio Quadros dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Andrézinho Amaral, 3-4. Andrézinho Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgílio Quadros in the 68th minute. After 70 minutes, Régis Mota mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maranhao and the Divinolandia EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Virgílio Quadros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Andrézinho Amaral made a huge save. When Maranhao's Natã Eger in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Divinolandia EC's goalie prevented a goal. Adalberto Novaes charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adalberto Novaes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, Adalberto Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Natã Eger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Túlio Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natã Eger in the 88th minute of play. Túlio Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natã Eger in the 91st minute of play. When Marquinhos Fantini fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Divinolandia EC's protests and gave Marquinhos Fantini a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd minute, Marquinhos Fantini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Adalberto Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Divinolandia EC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.