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Arena Iguçu
Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Gerson Mesquita's late challenge caught a AA Iguaçu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerson Mesquita helped the player get up and apologised. Gerson Mesquita kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Lenílson Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davi Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Fernando Proença in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teodoro Antunes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 11 minutes, Lino Urbano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AA Iguaçu and the Equipe players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 12 played minutes AA Iguaçu got a freekick which was hit by Lino Urbano. Tostão Pimenta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Teodoro Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodoro Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerson Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Gerson Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Luiz Fernando Proença managed to get in a good position for a shot. Equipe's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Fernando Proença was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teodoro Antunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 28 minutes into the game, Equipe's Luiz Fernando Proença nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teodoro Antunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Teodoro Antunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Fernando Proença's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind AA Iguaçu's goalkeeper Teodoro Antunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Alfredo de Salles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teodoro Antunes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Teodoro Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Régis Mendes in the 44th minute of the match. If Luiz Fernando Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lenílson Gonçalves made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Régis Mendes made a precise shot to the right of Teodoro Antunes. AA Iguaçu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Equipe's Luiz Fernando Proença couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 58th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AA Iguaçu. José Carlos Ramos lost his temper 61 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 66th minute, Gerson Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Régis Mendes during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Régis Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilberto Neto during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AA Iguaçu getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Gilberto Neto hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Lenílson Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Davi Tinoco was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 84 minutes into the match, Equipe's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luís Paranaense came free, but Davi Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AA Iguaçu's Lino Urbano got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of AA Iguaçu booed when Equipe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugênio da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 minutes, Lenílson Gonçalves made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. Equipe's Davi Tinoco tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Luís Paranaense struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Davi Tinoco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AA Iguaçu. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.