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Estádio Toheroa
Spectators: 7119 (Terracing: 5449, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Toheroa's zone, Natã Galvão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gil Simões came out of the goal and Natã Galvão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute Kaimo Äss 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. Rene Oxel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabrício Munhoz in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaimo Äss in the 20th minute of play forced Toheroa's goalkeeper Gil Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Alfredão Arantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kaimo Äss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Simões having to interfere. The supporters of Fortaleza booed when Toheroa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredão Arantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardinho Novaes made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Fortaleza's Natã Galvão. Gil Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarbas Lira in the 34th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Kaimo Äss cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Gil Simões was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 43rd minute, one of Fortaleza:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fortaleza. Rene Oxel had in the 45thth minute some difficulties stopping Bernardinho Santana's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kaimo Äss stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fortaleza's Rene Oxel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredão Arantes in the 52nd minute of play. Oswaldo Quadros might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gil Simões. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oswaldo Quadros ran back to his position shaking his head. A hard shot 58 in the game by Kaimo Äss from a close distance when the talented Gil Simões managed to make a qualified save. Toheroa's players were relieved. Kaimo Äss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cauan Paranaense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fabrício Munhoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jarbas Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Gil Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kaimo Äss received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Gil Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jarbas Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredão Arantes kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. A hard shot 78 in the game by Kaimo Äss from a close distance when the talented Gil Simões managed to make a qualified save. Toheroa's players were relieved. In the 80th minute, Kaimo Äss fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Gil Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaimo Äss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Fortaleza's Kaimo Äss dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. After having played for 90 minutes, Kaimo Äss managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fortaleza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kaimo Äss was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toheroa's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Kaimo Äss 91 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-7. In the 95th minute, Kaimo Äss left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fortaleza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-8. Fortaleza's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.