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Estádio Arapoti
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nelsinho Alvarenga started the match with the kick off. When Luiz Fábio Prata fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arapoti's protests and gave Luiz Fábio Prata a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Arapoti getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Luiz Fábio Prata hit a great ball. Edvaldo Vale made a great header on Soledale SEC's corner, it was just that Arapoti's Fábio de Azevedo managed to reach the ball for a save. Fábio de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válter Vander, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Zé Carlos Ribeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arapoti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Soledale SEC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Arapoti's Zé Carlos Ribeiro got a free kick in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Arapoti's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho de Barros came free, but Fábio de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Arapoti's zone, Válter Vander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fábio de Azevedo came out of the goal and Válter Vander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Arapoti's zone, Natanael Monteiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fábio de Azevedo came out of the goal and Natanael Monteiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th match minute, Arapoti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelsinho Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. Nelsinho Alvarenga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elano Faria having to interfere. Luiz Fábio Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elano Faria having to interfere. Denílson Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arapoti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edvaldo Vale was slow to take the kick. During this time Soledale SEC's players had a chance to rest. 34 minutes into the match, Soledale SEC's goalkeeper Elano Faria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Fábio Prata. André Luís Peixoto charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed André Luís Peixoto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Arapoti booed when Soledale SEC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luís Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Alvarenga in the 36th minute of play forced Soledale SEC's goalkeeper Elano Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Válter Vander came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Soledale SEC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Válter Vander couldn't finish the play. In the 39thth minute of the game André Luís Peixoto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arapoti's Fábio de Azevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Válter Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio de Azevedo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Alvarenga in the 43rd minute of play forced Soledale SEC's goalkeeper Elano Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alan Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denílson Lopez was the one to do the kick off. Denílson Lopez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Fábio de Azevedo made a huge save. Alan Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio de Azevedo having to interfere. Válter Vander 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. 61 minutes into the match, Soledale SEC's goal looked a bit too open when Nelsinho Alvarenga came free, but Elano Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Válter Vander 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. Soledale SEC's Natanael Monteiro got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carlos Augusto Hoffmann hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes, Soledale SEC's Edvaldo Vale shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fábio de Azevedo 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 Soledale SEC reached it. In the 76th minute, Soledale SEC's André Luís Peixoto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fábio de Azevedo. Fábio de Azevedo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. In the 80th minute, André Luís Peixoto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Soledale SEC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Nelsinho Alvarenga kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Alvarenga in the 88th minute of play forced Soledale SEC's goalkeeper Elano Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alan Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Fábio de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Soledale SEC's André Luís Peixoto 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 Arapoti's goalie prevented a goal. The Arapoti fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Soledale SEC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.