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Arena Jogadorista
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5421, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Laerte Pombal got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Fabrício Munhoz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toheroa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabrício Munhoz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredão Arantes in the 9th minute of play forced Jogadorista FC's goalkeeper Leandro Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luizão de Salles kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes, Toheroa's Bernardinho Santana shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leandro Rossi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Toheroa reached it. 16 minutes into the match, Jogadorista FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrício Munhoz came free, but Leandro Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th match minute, Toheroa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrício Munhoz to maneuver through the defense. Gil Simões made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Enrique Bastos sent off a good shot on target. Leandro Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Munhoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 35th match minute, Toheroa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélio Koehler to maneuver through the defense. Laerte Pombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laerte Pombal's late challenge caught a Toheroa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laerte Pombal helped the player get up and apologised. If Fabrício Munhoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrício Munhoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Gil Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Bastos in the 54th minute of play. Fabrício Munhoz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Rossi having to interfere. After having played for 59 minutes, Luciano Favoretto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toheroa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luciano Favoretto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Lima in the 62nd minute of play forced Toheroa's goalkeeper Gil Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Toheroa defense, Laerte Pombal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gil Simões. The Toheroa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gil Simões should have stopped the shot. In the 70th minute Laerte Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Luciano Favoretto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardinho Novaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Rossi having to interfere. Enrique Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Simões having to interfere. If Laerte Pombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the match, Jogadorista FC's goalkeeper Leandro Rossi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabrício Munhoz. The audience was convinced that Laerte Pombal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil Simões was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Laerte Pombal sped through Toheroa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gil Simões.