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Arena Indaial
Spectators: 7296 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 145) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fiori Cruz took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Nadinho Futebol Club's Nelson Lopez got a free kick in the 6th minute. César Ceresso was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Adelino Figueiredo. After a rather tough play, Indaial Rosa's Adelino Figueiredo got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 10th minute Natanael Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Custódio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute of the match Jânio Capixaba shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Breno Custódio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A hard shot 14 in the game by Fiori Cruz from a close distance when the talented César Ceresso managed to make a qualified save. Nadinho Futebol Club's players were relieved. Indaial Rosa's Fiori Cruz was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 19th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Denílson Seco, 24 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Fiori Cruz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, César Ceresso skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Nadinho Futebol Club's zone, João Adolfo Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. César Ceresso came out of the goal and João Adolfo Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. César Ceresso made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Fiori Cruz sent off a good shot on target. After 37 played minutes Indaial Rosa got a freekick which was hit by Frank Arce. Breno Custódio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Cardoso in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes in the game, Fiori Cruz fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without César Ceresso having to interfere. Breno Custódio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natanael Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcos Cardoso to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fiori Cruz in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck César Ceresso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 52 minutes, Natanael Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nadinho Futebol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natanael Donato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 54th minute Marcos Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Custódio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 56 played minutes Marcos Cardoso rounded Indaial Rosa's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. After 72 minutes, Romeu Munhoz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Indaial Rosa and the Nadinho Futebol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Indaial Rosa getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Romeu Munhoz hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Fiori Cruz made a precise shot to the right of César Ceresso. Nadinho Futebol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 81 minutes into the match, Adelino Figueiredo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of César Ceresso. Nadinho Futebol Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adelino Figueiredo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When Natanael Donato fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nadinho Futebol Club's protests and gave Natanael Donato a yellow card for diving instead. After 84 played minutes Nadinho Futebol Club got a freekick which was hit by Natanael Donato. Nadinho Futebol Club's César Ceresso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fiori Cruz in the 86th minute of play. César Ceresso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiori Cruz in the 88th minute of the match. After 94 minutes of play, Indaial Rosa's Fiori Cruz made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. César Ceresso was left in no man's land by his defense there! There was no doubt that Indaial Rosa were the better team. Indaial Rosa's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.