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Aracruz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ronaldão Maciel took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Ronaldão Maciel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Paulo Vaz was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Abel Leão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marcianos F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Leão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Paulo Vaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Walmir Ortiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agostinho Mota's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. With a little luck, Marcianos F.C.'s Walmir Ortiz got control of the ball when Nicolas Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicolas Macedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Walmir Ortiz made a huge save. Nicolas Macedo in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Walmir Ortiz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Walmir Ortiz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agostinho Mota went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Nicolas Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Aracruz booed when Marcianos F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luís Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Walmir Ortiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agostinho Mota's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Nicolas Macedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Walmir Ortiz made a huge save. Agostinho Mota's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Walmir Ortiz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Nicolas Macedo sped through Marcianos F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Walmir Ortiz. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Agostinho Mota to make the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Aracruz's goalkeeper José Paulo Vaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ronaldão Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrique Pombal hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. When Nicolas Macedo came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Aracruz 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 Nicolas Macedo couldn't finish the play. Walmir Ortiz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicolas Macedo went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After 71 minutes, Tiago Gabriel Passos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aracruz and the Marcianos F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd match minute, Aracruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adilson Fontes to maneuver through the defense. Arí Mendes, 74 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. José Paulo Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldão Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolas Macedo in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walmir Ortiz saved Marcianos F.C. from getting behind. Nicolas Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute, André Luís Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, Nicolas Macedo notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Marcianos F.C.'s Walmir Ortiz. Walmir Ortiz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.