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Palestra Itália
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Orlando Salles started the match with the kick off. Luizinho Pontes kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Luizinho Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to União Barbarense getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Michel de Almeida hit a great ball. In the 25th match minute, União Barbarense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benê Lara to maneuver through the defense. Luizinho Pontes struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Osmar Braga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leão da Estradinha. Leão da Estradinha's Krzysztof Dunajski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Tinoco in the 30th minute of play. If Luizinho Pontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th match minute, Leão da Estradinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válbson Paraíba to maneuver through the defense. Osmar Braga had great luck who in the 41stth minute grab hold of the ball when Luizinho Pontes from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 43 minutes into the match, Leão da Estradinha's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Tinoco came free, but Krzysztof Dunajski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eriberto Corrêa charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eriberto Corrêa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to União Barbarense getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Eriberto Corrêa hit a great ball. After 46 played minutes, Leão da Estradinha's Ciro Paranaense shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Osmar Braga came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Leão da Estradinha reached it. Benê Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luizinho Pontes was the one to do the kick off. When Luizinho Pontes came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Leão da Estradinha 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 Luizinho Pontes couldn't finish the play. 57 minutes into the match, União Barbarense's goal looked a bit too open when Luizinho Pontes came free, but Osmar Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th match minute, União Barbarense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Tinoco to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Leão da Estradinha getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Luizinho Pontes hit a great ball. With a little luck, Leão da Estradinha's Krzysztof Dunajski got control of the ball when Diego Tinoco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Krzysztof Dunajski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luizinho Pontes in the 72nd minute of play forced União Barbarense's goalkeeper Osmar Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luizinho Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osmar Braga having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Luizinho Pontes 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. A collision led to Leão da Estradinha getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Michel do Nascimento hit a great ball. Orlando Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 85 minutes into the game, Luizinho Pontes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leão da Estradinha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave União Barbarense the free kick. A collision led to Leão da Estradinha getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Luizinho Pontes hit a great ball. Luizinho Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osmar Braga having to interfere. After 95 minutes of play, Leão da Estradinha's Luizinho Pontes made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osmar Braga was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Leão da Estradinha fans cheered their team off the field, for while União Barbarense had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.