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Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedrão Mazza made the kick off which started today's match. Silas Paraibano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilmar Azevedo in the 2nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilmar Azevedo in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silas Paraibano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Simão de Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Silas Paraibano made a huge save. Claudinho Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedrão Mazza in the 7th minute of play. Silas Paraibano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilmar Azevedo's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Silas Paraibano made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Gilmar Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. Gilmar Azevedo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Silas Paraibano skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Mazza in the 14th minute of play forced THE MAYA's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Geraldo Gonçalves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE MAYA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 19th minute Sílvio Luís Gerber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When A.C. Mediolanum's Pedrão Mazza in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THE MAYA's goalie prevented a goal. Claudinho Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedrão Mazza's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Mazza in the 24th minute of play forced THE MAYA's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilmar Azevedo in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silas Paraibano saved A.C. Mediolanum from getting behind. Claudinho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Luís Gerber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 33 minutes, Simão de Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE MAYA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simão de Barros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Sílvio Luís Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. THE MAYA's Josué Aguiar got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Simão de Barros came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the THE MAYA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Simão de Barros couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The audience was convinced that Pedrão Mazza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudinho Taffarel was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Gilmar Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silas Paraibano was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Silas Paraibano came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by THE MAYA's Josué Aguiar. But to his dismay, Josué Aguiar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When THE MAYA's Gilmar Azevedo in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.C. Mediolanum's goalie prevented a goal. Sílvio Luís Gerber could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Claudinho Taffarel made a huge save. 67 minutes into the match, THE MAYA's Gilmar Azevedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silas Paraibano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Josué Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Silas Paraibano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simão de Barros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute, Osvaldinho Mazza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE MAYA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 79th minute, Fred Favoretto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silas Paraibano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The supporters of THE MAYA booed when A.C. Mediolanum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Blasi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82ndth minute of the game Osvaldinho Mazza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.C. Mediolanum's Silas Paraibano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo Gonçalves in the 85th minute of play forced A.C. Mediolanum's goalkeeper Silas Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Osvaldinho Mazza in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silas Paraibano saved A.C. Mediolanum from getting behind. Silas Paraibano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Osvaldinho Mazza's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. After having played for 95 minutes, Sílvio Luís Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.C. Mediolanum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Luís Gerber was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. THE MAYA had won after a very even match.