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Match Report
Longos
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Marcus Maia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nildo Cunha's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, João Pedro Pena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cubati fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Nildo Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nildo Cunha in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Maia saved Longos from getting behind. Nildo Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Maia having to interfere. Cubati's Nildo Cunha got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexandre Pirani charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Pirani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th minute, Alexandre Pirani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cubati's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Victor Hermes scored to the left of an out of position Luiz Paulo Ferreira, making the score, 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wilson Barros made a kick off. Nildo Cunha didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-4 via right post in the game's 54th minute. Cubati's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! During the 65th minute of the match Alexandre Pirani completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alexandre Pirani a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Alexandre Pirani kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of Longos booed when Cubati was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulinho Peres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nildo Cunha in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcus Maia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Longos's Cássio Sabóia got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Nildo Cunha 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. Cubati's Renato Xavier got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Renato Xavier came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Cubati 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 Renato Xavier couldn't finish the play. When Renato Xavier came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Cubati 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 Renato Xavier couldn't finish the play. Marcus Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nildo Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 83 played minutes Longos got a freekick which was hit by Cássio Sabóia. 87 minutes into the match, Paulinho Peres notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Longos's Marcus Maia. Marcus Maia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nildo Cunha in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Maia saved Longos from getting behind. Cubati played a much better game than Longos and deserved their victory. The Longos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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