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Spectators: 7211 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Guilherme Alagoano kicked off to start the match. Nilson Leão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manfredo Mesquita went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Guilherme Alagoano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 minutes, Bruninho Sampaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ITAJAI SC and the F.C Renegades players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bruninho Sampaio hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Manfredo Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20th minute, Rômulo da Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ITAJAI SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 29 minutes of play, F.C Renegades's Guilherme Alagoano made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilson Leão was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manfredo Mesquita scored 1-3 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilson Leão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guilherme Alagoano in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilson Leão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ITAJAI SC's Nilson Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manfredo Mesquita in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Mesquita in the 46th minute of play forced ITAJAI SC's goalkeeper Nilson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ITAJAI SC's Nilson Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Alagoano in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulo Machado made a kick off. A collision led to ITAJAI SC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Gugu Cosme hit a great ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 63 minutes into the game, when Thomás de Lima put in a rough tackle. In the 63rd minute, one of ITAJAI SC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ITAJAI SC. David Mendes walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Guilherme Alagoano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nilson Leão came out and tried to block the shot, but Guilherme Alagoano slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 67th minute. After 73 played minutes ITAJAI SC got a freekick which was hit by Zé Schmidt. The audience was convinced that Manfredo Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilson Leão was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Nilson Leão made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when David Mendes sent off a good shot on target. Nilson Leão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guilherme Alagoano's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. The supporters of F.C Renegades booed when ITAJAI SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Álvaro Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guilherme Alagoano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Nilson Leão made a huge save. 91 minutes into the match, ITAJAI SC's goalkeeper Nilson Leão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guilherme Alagoano. Nilson Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When F.C Renegades's Guilherme Alagoano in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITAJAI SC's goalie prevented a goal. The ITAJAI SC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. F.C Renegades were clearly better and deserved to take the win.