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Estádio Lona
Spectators: 6724 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Natanael Cosme took the kick off in the first half of the match. Filipe da Mata was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 9th minute. Lona's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 11 minutes of play, Lona's Wanderson Arce made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Danilo Mandrak was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Lona's Fernão Nunes got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruy Alagoano in the 20th minute of play forced Lona's goalkeeper Nicolas Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dorival de Sena kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Lona's Nicolas Rosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbson Goiano in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lona's José Maria Hermes got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Danilo Mandrak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernão Nunes went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Nicolas Rosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natanael Cosme's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After 32 played minutes Lona got a freekick which was hit by Raimundo Matos. Natanael Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Nicolas Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruy Alagoano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Natanael Cosme in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolas Rosa saved Lona from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe da Mata in the 43rd minute of play forced Maranhão 18 FC's goalkeeper Danilo Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maranhão 18 FC's Danilo Mandrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe da Mata in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Filipe da Mata to strike the kick off in the second half. Danilo Mandrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernão Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danilo Mandrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorival de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Maranhão 18 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival de Sena came free, but Danilo Mandrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Maranhão 18 FC's Ismael Vides got a free kick in the 61st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lona's zone, Natanael Cosme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Rosa came out of the goal and Natanael Cosme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lona's Dorival de Sena got his second yellow card of the match in the 73rd minute. The referee ordered Dorival de Sena off the ground. After a rather tough play, Lona's Dorival de Sena got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Zé Prestes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Nicolas Rosa made a huge save. Natanael Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Nicolas Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Diguinho Barros 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. With his leg Nicolas Rosa managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Maranhão 18 FC's Natanael Cosme fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Natanael Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Rosa having to interfere. Ruy Alagoano took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Rosa. Nicolas Rosa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.