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Cunani
Spectators: 6458 (Terracing: 5458, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felippe Lima took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Alberto Viana made a precise shot to the right of Edgard Silva. Paranatama EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Paranatama EC's Sandrinho Dracena got a free kick in the 6th minute. Alberto Viana in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Edgard Silva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 20 played minutes Paranatama EC got a freekick which was hit by Willian Gaspar. Edgard Silva was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Alberto Viana capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Viana really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. After having played for 29 minutes, Luís Guilherme Vander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newells Old Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Guilherme Vander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marco Martins took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Fernando de Almeida. Carlos Fernando de Almeida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Martins during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marco Martins kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute of the match, Haroldo Soeiro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Edgard Silva was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With his leg Edgard Silva managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Newells Old Boys's Alberto Viana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aílton Pontes scored 5-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edgard Silva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-1 at half-time.

A collision led to Newells Old Boys getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Haroldo Soeiro hit a great ball. After 53 minutes, Aílton Pontes made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. Paranatama EC's Edgard Silva tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Viana in the 56th minute of play forced Paranatama EC's goalkeeper Edgard Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Viana in the 57th minute of play forced Paranatama EC's goalkeeper Edgard Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 minutes of play, Newells Old Boys's Caetano Figueroa made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgard Silva was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Haroldo Soeiro came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Newells Old Boys 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 Haroldo Soeiro couldn't finish the play. Agnaldo de Mendonça lost his temper 70 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 73rd match minute, Paranatama EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Martins to maneuver through the defense. After 77 played minutes Paranatama EC got a freekick which was hit by Sandrinho Dracena. Edgard Silva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haroldo Soeiro went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 8-1 was the resulting score. After 83 minutes, Willian Gaspar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paranatama EC and the Newells Old Boys players grew even worse after the yellow card. Willian Gaspar hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 91 minutes, Ulysses Barbosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paranatama EC and the Newells Old Boys players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 91st minute of the game. One of Paranatama EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Newells Old Boys:s goal. Edgard Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Figueroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Newells Old Boys fully deserved thier win.