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Lions Arena
Spectators: 7098 (Terracing: 5473, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ricardinho Figueiredo started the match with the kick off. Cauã Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anísio Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 7th minute, Ricardinho Figueiredo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marmelada SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Golden Lion getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Fred Toscano hit a great ball. Arí Simões stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulinho Pinho's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden Lion's goalkeeper Cauã Damião, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Ricardinho Figueiredo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Golden Lion's Cauã Damião. Cauã Damião was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarcisio Hoffmann in the 36th minute of play forced Golden Lion's goalkeeper Cauã Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauã Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Figueiredo in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Marmelada SC booed when Golden Lion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredão Mello didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 minutes Golden Lion's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eugênio Moraes who took care of the corner kick. Marmelada SC's Manuel de Queirós was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cauã Damião in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The Golden Lion players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Marmelada SC were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geraldo Vaz made a kick off. Tarcisio Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cauã Damião having to interfere. A collision led to Marmelada SC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Leandro de Lara hit a great ball. In the 75th minute Leandro de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cauã Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tarcisio Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ricardinho Figueiredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cauã Damião was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 90 minutes into the match, Marmelada SC's Tarcisio Hoffmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cauã Damião narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cauã Damião made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Tarcisio Hoffmann sent off a good shot on target. Cauã Damião made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tarcisio Hoffmann in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute, Ricardinho Figueiredo 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. Marmelada SC played a much better game than Golden Lion and deserved their victory. The Golden Lion players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.