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NEO QUIMICA ARENA
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedro Luís Pitta started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Maragua EC's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Ramos came free, but Luizão Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute of the match, Erasmo Ramos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luizão Braga saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cássio de Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ronaldo Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronaldo Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luís Pitta in the 10th minute of play. Cássio de Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ronaldo Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basílio Mangueira got a throw-in 17 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Artur Bueno. When Maragua EC's Pedro Luís Pitta in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CORINTHIANS's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Luís Pitta took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronaldo Barral. Ronaldo Barral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Luizão Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adalberto Passos in the 34th minute of play. Luizão Braga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erasmo Ramos in the 36th minute. After 39 played minutes CORINTHIANS got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Ramos. In the 40thth minute of the game Cássio de Senna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CORINTHIANS's Ronaldo Barral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Maragua EC's Luizão Braga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Maragua EC from getting a goal against them. Luizão Braga didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 43rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. Luizão Braga was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Adalberto Passos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adalberto Passos really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2.

63 minutes into the game, Percival Trevisan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Ronaldo Barral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ronaldo Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Mazza in the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Pedro Luís Pitta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronaldo Barral. CORINTHIANS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Luís Pitta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. CORINTHIANS's Ronaldo Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Pitta in the 72nd minute of play. CORINTHIANS made a substitution. Osmar Neiva replaced Adalberto Passos. Ronaldo Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cássio de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Wilson Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Maragua EC's Pedro Luís Pitta dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-5. Despite close surveillance by the defense, Erik Favoretto managed to send off a shot that put the ball into the goal to the left of a disappointed goalkeeper. 3-6 in the 97th minute.