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Estádio Lancha Filho
Spectators: 6437 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mazinho Vergílio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pedro Paulo Correia struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Mathias Guimarães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.A.Francana. Mathias Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Peres in the 7th minute of the match. If Pedro Paulo Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dário Schmidt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the match, A.A.Francana's goal looked a bit too open when Mazinho Vergílio came free, but Daniel Hermes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Paulo Correia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mathias Guimarães having to make a save. In the 20th match minute, DIAMONDS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nando Vieira to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind DIAMONDS's goalkeeper Mathias Guimarães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Victor Zanette charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victor Zanette the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to A.A.Francana getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Victor Zanette hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, Dário Schmidt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Daniel Hermes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Daniel Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mazinho Vergílio in the 29th minute of the match. If Cacá Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nando Vieira hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Cacá Peres made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Cacá Peres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mathias Guimarães was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Pedro Paulo Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.A.Francana's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Paulo Correia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mathias Guimarães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mazinho Vergílio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniel Hermes having to make a save. If Cacá Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 67th minute, André Luís Rezende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd match minute, A.A.Francana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Zanette to maneuver through the defense. Dário Schmidt who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Daniel Hermes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 75 minutes of play, DIAMONDS's Dário Schmidt made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Hermes was left in no man's land by his defense there! 78 minutes into the game, Dário Schmidt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Daniel Hermes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Daniel Hermes made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Dário Schmidt sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st match minute, A.A.Francana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Zanette to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, A.A.Francana's goalkeeper Daniel Hermes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dário Schmidt. With an all-out effort, DIAMONDS's Daniel Hermes threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mazinho Vergílio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched DIAMONDS eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.