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Curucamba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bob Dinamite took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bob Dinamite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS booed when Curucamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Roberto Dinamite put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luís Eduardo Ferreira. Luís Eduardo Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bob Dinamite in the 12th minute of play. After some careless play in the Curucamba defense, Roberto Dinamite kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Eduardo Ferreira. The Curucamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Eduardo Ferreira should have stopped the shot. Curucamba's Luís Eduardo Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Dinamite in the 20th minute of play. Luís Eduardo Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Dinamite in the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the game, Acácio Mota was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curucamba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS the free kick. The supporters of ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS booed when Curucamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Acácio Mota didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Paulo Correia, 23 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Jean Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Igor Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Roberto Dinamite notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Curucamba's Luís Eduardo Ferreira. Luís Eduardo Ferreira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 32 minutes of play, ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's Roberto Dinamite made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Eduardo Ferreira was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Roberto Dinamite came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS 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 Roberto Dinamite couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bob Dinamite in the 36th minute of play forced Curucamba's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Bob Dinamite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean Ramalhos short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Igor Damião to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Jean Ramalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Catarinense in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jean Ramalho was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bob Dinamite in the 55th minute of play forced Curucamba's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Curucamba's Luís Eduardo Ferreira got control of the ball when Roberto Dinamite tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 61st play minutes Bob Dinamite shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Luís Eduardo Ferreira and just under the crossbar into goal. Roberto Dinamite recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Igor Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roberto Dinamite got free with Luís Eduardo Ferreira in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes into the match, Curucamba's goal looked a bit too open when Bob Dinamite came free, but Luís Eduardo Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Curucamba's zone, Roberto Dinamite stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Eduardo Ferreira came out of the goal and Roberto Dinamite tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Eduardo Ferreira made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Roberto Dinamite sent off a good shot on target. 77 minutes into the game, Bob Dinamite recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luís Eduardo Ferreira. Bob Dinamite showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. Igor Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Ramalho in the 80th minute of play. In the 84th play minute Roberto Dinamite came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Luís Eduardo Ferreira. 0-7. In the 87th minute Álvaro Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92ndth minute of the game Jean Ramalho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's Igor Damião was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Igor Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 94th match minute, ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bob Dinamite to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Curucamba throughout the match.