League

Estádio Itaigara
Spectators: 7034 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Viannopolis FC's Cléberson Meirelles started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dinei Sampaio in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guilherme de Alcântara saved Cronapp FC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cléberson Meirelles in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guilherme de Alcântara saved Cronapp FC from getting behind. Yan Trigo kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When Nelsinho Paranaense came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Cronapp FC 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 Nelsinho Paranaense couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Viannopolis FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Cléber Schmidt hit a great ball. Nelsinho Paranaense scored 1-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernandinho Pena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guilherme de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinei Sampaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 played minutes Cronapp FC got a freekick which was hit by Cleiton Castro. Nelsinho Paranaense succeeded in the game's 35th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. After a rather tough play, Cronapp FC's Nelsinho Paranaense got a free kick in the 41st minute. If Cléberson Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Nelsinho Paranaense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cronapp FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nelsinho Paranaense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernandinho Pena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 47 minutes into the match, Viannopolis FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulão Pinho came free, but Fernandinho Pena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcel Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Carlos Alberto Costa hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Fernandinho Pena acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 51st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Luizão Aguiar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulão Pinho to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Nelsinho Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernandinho Pena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Paranaense in the 58th minute of play forced Viannopolis FC's goalkeeper Fernandinho Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cleiton Castro in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernandinho Pena saved Viannopolis FC from getting behind. Luisinho Souza hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Cléberson Meirelles 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. Cronapp FC's Guilherme de Alcântara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Cronapp FC from getting a goal against them. Viannopolis FC's Fernandinho Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulão Pinho in the 89th minute of play. Fernandinho Pena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulão Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Cronapp FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.