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Monumental Capanema
Spectators: 7247 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Januaria's Olavo Pena 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 little luck, Januaria's William Peixoto got control of the ball when Osvaldo Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th minute, Jonathan Furtado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of William Peixoto. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 13th minute, Dé de Almeida ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernandão Reis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 18th minute, Norberto Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th play minute Luiz Eduardo Baiano came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised William Peixoto. 2-1. Osvaldo Santos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of William Peixoto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jonathan Furtado received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. William Peixoto came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonathan Furtado slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 35th minute. The supporters of Januaria booed when Grêmio PR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurício Braga didn't get a good kick on the 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonathan Furtado to make the kick off. William Peixoto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Santos in the 55th minute of play. Fernandão Reis was a little too slow when Dé de Almeida got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 4-2. After a defensive mix-up in Januaria's zone, Osvaldo Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. William Peixoto came out of the goal and Osvaldo Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 61 played minutes Grêmio PR got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Eduardo Baiano. William Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Eduardo Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. William Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Jonathan Furtado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio PR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. After 78 played minutes Januaria got a freekick which was hit by Olavo Pena. After 82 played minutes Januaria got a freekick which was hit by Orlando do Nascimento. William Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Januaria booed when Grêmio PR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Baiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jonathan Furtado came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Grêmio PR 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 Jonathan Furtado couldn't finish the play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Grêmio PR had played much better football throughout.