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Guarapuava
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luan de Andrade started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Luan de Andrade 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. In the 6th match minute, Guarapuava was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernandinho Zanette to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Luizinho Britto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ricerspool United's supporters rose to their feet, but Luizinho Britto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kiko Schmidt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernandinho Zanette struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Cacá Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guarapuava. Sandrinho Duarte who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Cacá Veiga when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sandrinho Duartes short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Cacá Veiga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Felippe Sousa took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Cacá Veiga to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Felippe Sousa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cacá Veiga was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Sandrinho Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Cacá Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diego Paulista charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Paulista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 27 minutes into the game, one of Ricerspool United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Cacá Veiga, was totally fooled by Guarapuava's Sílvio Luís Reis, who 29 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Fernandinho Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Felippe Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Guarapuava 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 Felippe Sousa couldn't finish the play. Fernandinho Zanette hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ricerspool United booed when Guarapuava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Carlos Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Diego Paulista sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Guarapuava's Kiko Schmidt didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fiori Torres in the 45th minute of play forced Guarapuava's goalkeeper Kiko Schmidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Felippe Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guarapuava's supporters rose to their feet, but Felippe Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cacá Veiga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Ricerspool United getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Luizinho Britto hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the game, Sílvio Luís Reis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guarapuava's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ricerspool United the free kick. After a rather tough play, Guarapuava's Sílvio Luís Reis got a free kick in the 55th minute. Luan de Andrade was extremely unlucky when he, in the 56th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Fernandinho Zanette received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Cacá Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Guarapuava defense, Fiori Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kiko Schmidt. The Guarapuava fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kiko Schmidt should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernandinho Zanette during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 67 minutes into the game, Luan de Andrade recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kiko Schmidt. Luan de Andrade showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. 72 minutes into the match, Guarapuava's goal looked a bit too open when Luan de Andrade came free, but Kiko Schmidt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Guarapuava's Kiko Schmidt got control of the ball when Fiori Torres tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cacá Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldinho Chaves in the 82nd minute of the match. Luan de Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiko Schmidt having to interfere. Felippe Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Cacá Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricerspool United's Cacá Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felippe Sousa in the 94th minute of play. Luan de Andrade was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 97th minute. Ricerspool United's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance.