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Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Carlinhos Paranaense started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Vaxco da Grana's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Veloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amílton Maia. The audience was convinced that Carlinhos Paranaense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Paulo Veloso was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. When Amílton Maia came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Portuguesa Lions 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 Amílton Maia couldn't finish the play. In the 9th minute Carlinhos Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amílton Maia got free with Zé Paulo Veloso in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zé Paulo Veloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amílton Maia in the 12th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dorin Ailioaiei during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dorin Ailioaiei hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. A collision led to Vaxco da Grana getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Dorin Ailioaiei hit a great ball. Jardel Matos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorin Ailioaiei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amílton Maia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Paulo Veloso having to make a save. Dorin Ailioaiei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jardel Matos having to interfere. Amílton Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Zé Paulo Veloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Portuguesa Lions's Amílton Maia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Paulo Veloso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Dorin Ailioaiei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Reginaldo Cordeiro made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Vaxco da Grana's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Carlos Luz came free, but Zé Paulo Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Carlinhos Paranaense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Amílton Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Amílton Maia 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. When Zé Carlos Luz came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Portuguesa Lions 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 Zé Carlos Luz couldn't finish the play. Zé Paulo Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílton Maia in the 65th minute of play. Carlinhos Paranaense got in the 68th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Zé Paulo Veloso handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Zé Carlos Luz kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Dorin Ailioaiei managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vaxco da Grana's supporters rose to their feet, but Dorin Ailioaiei was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jardel Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dorin Ailioaiei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jardel Matos having to interfere. Dorin Ailioaiei hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Amílton Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo Veloso having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Portuguesa Lions's goalkeeper Jardel Matos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reginaldo Cordeiro. Dorin Ailioaiei's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Jardel Matos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dorin Ailioaiei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Jardel Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Portuguesa Lions's Jardel Matos got control of the ball when Dorin Ailioaiei tried to sneak it across the goal line. Portuguesa Lions's Jardel Matos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorin Ailioaiei in the 90th minute of play. If Dorin Ailioaiei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dorin Ailioaiei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jardel Matos having to interfere. Portuguesa Lions's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.