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Muquicoba
Spectators: 7215 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Mazinho Furlan made the kick off and thus started the match. After 5 played minutes Muquicoba got a freekick which was hit by Rogério Koehler. After 9 minutes, Nelsinho Souza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pirangucu EC and the Muquicoba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nelsinho Souza hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Rodriguinho da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Wilson de Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dadá Fonseca charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dadá Fonseca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Muquicoba's Dadá Fonseca got a free kick in the 16th minute. With a little luck, Pirangucu EC's Wágner Neiva got control of the ball when Rodriguinho da Cunha tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pirangucu EC's Francisco Fernandes got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Nestor Valladares sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Pirangucu EC's Wágner Neiva didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, Pirangucu EC's Lauro Bastos got a free kick in the 27th minute. The supporters of Pirangucu EC booed when Muquicoba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodriguinho da Cunha came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wágner Neiva could save by the left post. 39 minutes into the game, Nestor Valladares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Muquicoba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pirangucu EC the free kick. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Muquicoba! Mazinho Furlan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor da Costa having to interfere. The Muquicoba players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pirangucu EC were winning 0-1.

With 54 minutes on the clock, Luís Guilherme Tasso commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The goalkeeper, Victor da Costa, was totally fooled by Pirangucu EC's Francisco Fernandes, who 56 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Tony Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Mazinho Furlan 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. Juninho Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Rodriguinho da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Muquicoba's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodriguinho da Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wágner Neiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dadá Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Fred Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Francisco Fernandes from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Victor da Costa's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Wágner Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodriguinho da Cunha in the 83rd minute of the match. Victor da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mazinho Furlan in the 86th minute of the match. Mazinho Furlan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victor da Costa having to make a save. After 93 minutes, Mazinho Furlan made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Muquicoba's Victor da Costa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Victor da Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tony Rocha in the 98th minute. The Pirangucu EC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pirangucu EC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.