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Gigante Pinheirão
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Emerson Motta's late challenge caught a Nação Rubro-negra F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emerson Motta helped the player get up and apologised. Emerson Motta hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Dida Tasso hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After 18 minutes of play, MARINOS F. C.'s Laércio Massa made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Germano Donatello was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 23 minutes, Hamílton Carvalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MARINOS F. C. and the Nação Rubro-negra F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, MARINOS F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamílton Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. Clóvis Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dida Tasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laércio Massa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Nação Rubro-negra F.C's goalkeeper Germano Donatello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laércio Massa. MARINOS F. C.'s Clóvis Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodriguinho Marques in the 40th minute of play. When Laércio Massa came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the MARINOS F. C. 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 Laércio Massa couldn't finish the play. Nação Rubro-negra F.C's Germano Donatello proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Nação Rubro-negra F.C from getting a goal against them. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Ismael Vergílio charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ismael Vergílio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 63 minutes into the game, Gabriel Carioca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nação Rubro-negra F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MARINOS F. C. the free kick. Gabriel Carioca hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Ismael Vergílio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nação Rubro-negra F.C's Germano Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laércio Massa in the 71st minute of play. Nação Rubro-negra F.C's Germano Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laércio Massa in the 82nd minute of play. Ismael Vergílio kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Frank Berger charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Berger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th match minute, MARINOS F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Berger to maneuver through the defense. Nação Rubro-negra F.C's Germano Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertinho Paraíba in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, Nação Rubro-negra F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nando Gaspar to maneuver through the defense.