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Arena Karpinski
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulinho Mangueira got the match started through his kick off. Matías Abraão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Saldanha having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Karpinski EC's Matías Abraão got a free kick in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Mangueira in the 14th minute of play forced Karpinski EC's goalkeeper Ernani Netto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dário Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matías Abraão in the 17th minute. Matías Abraão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Saldanha having to interfere. Matías Abraão in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dário Saldanha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. João da Mata's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernani Netto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Matías Abraão who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Dário Saldanha when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Karpinski EC's Carlos Alberto Pimenta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dário Saldanha. That made the score 1-0 after 44 minutes of play. A collision led to Karpinski EC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. José Vítor Godoi hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

If Matías Abraão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Lucas Juniors's goalkeeper Dário Saldanha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dário Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías Abraão, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Carlos Alberto Pimenta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Saldanha having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Pimenta in the 70th minute of play forced Lucas Juniors's goalkeeper Dário Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Alberto Pimenta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Saldanha having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 81 minutes into the game, when Alan de Castro put in a rough tackle. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Karpinski EC! In the 86th match minute, Karpinski EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Vítor Godoi to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Lucas Juniors's Enio da Silva got a free kick in the 87th minute. Dário Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Alberto Pimenta's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Dário Saldanha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Alberto Pimenta went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Lucas Juniors's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.