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ALLIANZ PAIA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alfredão Munhoz took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 minutes, Gilberto Leão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Os Centenários 1901 MZPE and the PAIA players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Os Centenários 1901 MZPE getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Gilberto Leão hit a great ball. When Alfredão Munhoz came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the PAIA 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 Alfredão Munhoz couldn't finish the play. Nando Gamarra didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 12th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Paulão Bezerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Siqueira in the 17th minute of play. With his leg Nando Gamarra managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when PAIA's Alfredão Munhoz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gilberto Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulão Bezerra having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Cacá Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 28 in the game by Alfredão Munhoz from a close distance when the talented Nando Gamarra managed to make a qualified save. Os Centenários 1901 MZPE's players were relieved. A collision led to PAIA getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jaime de Moraes hit a great ball. Alfredão Munhoz in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nando Gamarra, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 39th minute, José Paulo Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredão Munhoz made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 46thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Nando Gamarra would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post.

When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Alfredão Munhoz put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Nando Gamarra. Nando Gamarra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfredão Munhoz's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Nando Gamarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Nando Gamarra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredão Munhoz in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Os Centenários 1901 MZPE's Franklin Baptista got a free kick in the 64th minute. Alan Pereira took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nando Gamarra. Nando Gamarra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. PAIA's Paulão Bezerra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save PAIA from getting a goal against them. Franklin Baptista charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franklin Baptista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of PAIA booed when Os Centenários 1901 MZPE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franklin Baptista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alan Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nando Gamarra having to interfere. Yuri Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Paulão Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nando Gamarra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfredão Munhoz's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. The audience was convinced that Alfredão Munhoz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nando Gamarra was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. A nice corner shot did that Vágner Oliveira got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nando Gamarra quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Paulão Bezerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredão Munhoz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nando Gamarra having to interfere. Os Centenários 1901 MZPE's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.