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Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardinho Meira kicked off to start the match. Juninho Perez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardinho Meira, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir Paranaense in the 8th minute of play forced Barcetona's goalkeeper Waldir Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovani Sá's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Waldir Freitas firmly grabbed it by the left post. Waldir Paranaense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Waldir Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Giovani Sá came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Templarius FC - FDFDF 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 Giovani Sá couldn't finish the play. In the 18th minute, Gernando Barbosa 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. Juninho Perez came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Barcetona's Bernardinho Meira. But to his dismay, Bernardinho Meira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some careless play in the Barcetona defense, Waldir Paranaense kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Waldir Freitas. The Barcetona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Waldir Freitas should have stopped the shot. Juninho Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder de Moraes in the 33rd minute of the match. Giovani Sá could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Waldir Freitas made a huge save. João Pedro Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Barcetona's Waldir Freitas got control of the ball when Giovani Sá tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Barcetona's goal looked a bit too open when Glauco Lucas came free, but Waldir Freitas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Waldir Paranaense to strike the kick off in the second half. Waldir Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Paranaense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juninho Perez was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Bernardinho Meira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bernardinho Meira really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Juninho Perez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardinho Meira's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. If Glauco Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Waldir Paranaense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldir Freitas was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. The supporters of Templarius FC - FDFDF booed when Barcetona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvaldo Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edvaldo Freitas made in the 74th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Bernardinho Meira. When Silvério Paulista fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Templarius FC - FDFDF's protests and gave Silvério Paulista a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Barcetona's zone, Waldir Paranaense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waldir Freitas came out of the goal and Waldir Paranaense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Barcetona's Waldir Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldir Paranaense in the 83rd minute of play. Barcetona's Waldir Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldir Paranaense in the 84th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Glauco Lucas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldir Freitas was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. When Silvério Paulista came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Templarius FC - FDFDF 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 Silvério Paulista couldn't finish the play. Waldir Freitas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glauco Lucas in the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of Templarius FC - FDFDF booed when Barcetona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvaldo Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chants of Barcetona echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Templarius FC - FDFDF had held the ball for most of the match.