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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Horaţiu Măcrinici started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mickaël Maris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carolo Cambranes to maneuver through the defense. Nilson Peres didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Horaţiu Măcrinici shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Nova Iguaçu MZFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horaţiu Măcrinici didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olavo Costa to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, José Sand notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris. Mickaël Maris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Sand in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mickaël Maris saved Nova Iguaçu MZFC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Horaţiu Măcrinici got free with Nilson Peres in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Sand in the 38th minute of play. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 41st minute of the match. Nova Iguaçu MZFC were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after ITAFUT 4EVER's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luiz Fábio de Medeiros took the corner. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Sand to make the kick off. The Nova Iguaçu MZFC fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Ladislao Gerazan 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 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 55th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 61st minute of play. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Gerazan, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 67th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, José Sand 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. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Boguslaw Tarasek replaced João Vítor Porto. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Gerazan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Jardel Baggio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mickaël Maris was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Jardel Baggio struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Mickaël Maris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. Mickaël Maris was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jardel Baggio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 92 minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.