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CURUZU
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th match minute, PAYSANDU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. Emerson de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emerson de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute Emerson de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simão Siqueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arthur de Amaral got free with Rodolfo Quadros in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diamantino Brasil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diamantino Brasil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Quadros having to interfere. Rodolfo Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diamantino Brasil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Emerson de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xeneize MZF's supporters rose to their feet, but Emerson de Lara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simão Siqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcelo Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Quadros having to interfere. Rodolfo Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Brasil in the 38th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Emerson de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xeneize MZF's supporters rose to their feet, but Emerson de Lara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simão Siqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emerson de Lara to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Arthur de Amaral 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. Xeneize MZF's Rodolfo Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur de Amaral in the 53rd minute of play. Rodolfo Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Diamantino Brasil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Rodolfo Quadros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Diamantino Brasil notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Xeneize MZF's Rodolfo Quadros. Rodolfo Quadros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Arthur de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Diamantino Brasil came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the PAYSANDU 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 Diamantino Brasil couldn't finish the play. Arthur de Amaral might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Quadros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arthur de Amaral ran back to his position shaking his head. Rodolfo Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Brasil in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Xeneize MZF's Faustão Negri got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Diamantino Brasil managed to get in a good position for a shot. PAYSANDU's supporters rose to their feet, but Diamantino Brasil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodolfo Quadros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Arthur de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. PAYSANDU's supporters rose to their feet, but Arthur de Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodolfo Quadros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The PAYSANDU fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when PAYSANDU's Diamantino Brasil looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. PAYSANDU's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.