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Spectators: 7838 (Terracing: 5880, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) Geert Wijgaert made the kick off and thus started the match. Mickaël Maris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geert Wijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Horaţiu Măcrinici dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lara Guadalupi, 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Ladislao Gerazan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lara Guadalupi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 10th minute of the match Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a corner. MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luiz Fábio de Medeiros ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lara Guadalupi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 14th minute. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert 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, 1-1. Lara Guadalupi made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Horaţiu Măcrinici sent off a good shot on target. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Măcrinici, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 27th minute of the match. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Carolo Cambranes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladislao Gerazan got free with Lara Guadalupi in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Edu Vaz fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Iguaçu MZFC's protests and gave Edu Vaz a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Edu Vaz hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Gilberto Lalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilberto Lalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mickaël Maris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Davut İskenderoğlu's late challenge caught a MAGNIFICOS.FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Davut İskenderoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. After 46 played minutes Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a freekick which was hit by Davut İskenderoğlu. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Horaţiu Măcrinici made a kick off. Geert Wijgaert in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mickaël Maris, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 58th minute of the match. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 61st minute of play. In the 61st minute, Horaţiu Măcrinici ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lara Guadalupi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 65th minute, Ladislao Gerazan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nova Iguaçu MZFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 69 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Luiz Fábio de Medeiros sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lara Guadalupi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 71st minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Requena kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Măcrinici, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Ladislao Gerazan kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Mané Gerber got a free kick in the 77th minute. After 85 played minutes Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fábio de Medeiros. MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Valério Ortiz replaced Geert Wijgaert. Luiz Fábio de Medeiros hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristoforo Balestra during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristoforo Balestra kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 89 played minutes, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Luiz Fábio de Medeiros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nova Iguaçu MZFC reached it. Lara Guadalupi 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 90th minute. Lara Guadalupi 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 94th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the MAGNIFICOS.FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nova Iguaçu MZFC.