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Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laércio Penha kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Di Yang Lei hit a great ball. Mickaël Maris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pepijn Hummel, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepijn Hummel in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laércio Penha in the 14th minute of play forced FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Laércio Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Laércio Penha sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pepijn Hummel in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mickaël Maris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25thth minute of the game Pepijn Hummel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mickaël Maris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pepijn Hummel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Laércio Penha 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. After a rather tough play, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Carolo Cambranes got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Komen Schotte in the 44th minute of play.

In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 57 minutes into the game, Jörgen Kjellqvist threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Nery Dominguez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When FFC Merainies 03's Pepijn Hummel in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalie prevented a goal. Mickaël Maris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Komen Schotte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the game, Fabio Botello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mickaël Maris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 77 played minutes Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo Favoretto. In the 79th minute Pepijn Hummel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mickaël Maris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Andrézinho Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Komen Schotte. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Craandijk in the 83rd minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gertjan Engbers made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Carolo Cambranes. When the match was over FFC Merainies 03 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Nova Iguaçu MZFC throughout the match.