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Estádio Simao
Spectators: 7183 (Terracing: 5389, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Roberto Madureira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Fabiano de Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the game, Criciúma E.C's Eliézer Duarte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elano Cabral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Luiz Fabiano Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Joker's Elano Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliézer Duarte in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Eliézer Duarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elano Cabral was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Edu de Salles hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Eliézer Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elano Cabral having to interfere. Roberto Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in The Joker's zone, Eliézer Duarte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elano Cabral came out of the goal and Eliézer Duarte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 29 played minutes The Joker got a freekick which was hit by Guto Lopez. Eliézer Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Elano Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 minutes, Chiquinho Baptista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Joker and the Criciúma E.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Joker's Chiquinho Baptista got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute Criciúma E.C were awarded a corner. Ernani Nascimento went to the cornerflag to take it. Criciúma E.C's Ernani Nascimento was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Elano Cabral in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 43rd minute, Edu de Salles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Criciúma E.C's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Madureira came free, but Caco Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Eliézer Duarte made a kick off. The Joker's Elano Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliézer Duarte in the 52nd minute of play. Guto Lopez hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Luiz Fabiano Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Elano Cabral made a huge save. Luís Fabiano Koehler took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Caco Valle. Criciúma E.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Criciúma E.C's zone, Roberto Madureira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caco Valle came out of the goal and Roberto Madureira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elano Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliézer Duarte in the 69th minute of play. Edu de Salles struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Caco Valle didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Joker. Elano Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elano Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agostinho Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Caco Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edu de Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Criciúma E.C's Eliézer Duarte in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Joker's goalie prevented a goal. The The Joker supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Criciúma E.C's performance. The match ended with a win for Criciúma E.C.