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Gigante RDLP
Spectators: 7355 (Terracing: 5517, Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 147) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when João Pedro Gerber took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marco Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adriano Salgado charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adriano Salgado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adriano Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Rayas DLP's Josué Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pedro Gerber in the 18th minute of play. With a little luck, Madrugueira FC's Paulo José Vinhas got control of the ball when Dalmo Simão tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paulo José Vinhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antônio Carlos de Sena in the 22nd minute of play. Dalmo Simão in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paulo José Vinhas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cristian Paranaense's late challenge caught a Rayas DLP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Paranaense helped the player get up and apologised. Cristian Paranaense hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Dalmo Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antônio Carlos de Sena hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. The supporters of Rayas DLP booed when Madrugueira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glauco França didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ismael do Valle got free with Paulo José Vinhas in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Rayas DLP booed when Madrugueira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Paranaense didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dalmo Simão to make the kick off. Marco Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué Montenegro having to interfere. Antônio Carlos de Sena charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antônio Carlos de Sena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 63 minutes into the match, Dalmo Simão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo José Vinhas. Madrugueira FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dalmo Simão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Madrugueira FC's zone, Dalmo Simão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo José Vinhas came out of the goal and Dalmo Simão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paulo José Vinhas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael do Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo José Vinhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael do Valle in the 73rd minute of play. Paulo José Vinhas came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Rayas DLP's Dalmo Simão. But to his dismay, Dalmo Simão quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Dalmo Simão struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Paulo José Vinhas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rayas DLP. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmo Simão in the 79th minute of play forced Madrugueira FC's goalkeeper Paulo José Vinhas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo José Vinhas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Paulo José Vinhas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dalmo Simão went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score.