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Caico
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cléber Batista got the match started through his kick off. After 8 played minutes Guaraniuva got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldinho Rocha. Cléber Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato da Costa having to interfere. Donato da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléber Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alfredão Gomes came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Guaraniuva 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 Alfredão Gomes couldn't finish the play. Cléber Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato da Costa having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Cléber Batista took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Donato da Costa to make any attempt to save it. Olavo Lucas's late challenge caught a Guaraniuva's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olavo Lucas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th match minute, Mneri Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olavo Lucas to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 29 minutes, Alfredão Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guaraniuva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredão Gomes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Albertinho Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredão Gomes, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Alfredão Gomes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ronaldo Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato da Costa having to interfere. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardo Loyola to make the kick off. Donato da Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Wilian Tasso's late challenge caught a Mneri Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilian Tasso helped the player get up and apologised. After 60 played minutes Guaraniuva got a freekick which was hit by Wilian Tasso. In the 63rd minute, Ronaldo Freitas 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. Ronaldo Freitas struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Donato da Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mneri Fc. 75 minutes into the game, Mneri Fc's Gilmar Peixoto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donato da Costa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Bernardo Loyola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Albertinho Sena made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronaldo Freitas during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 80 played minutes Mneri Fc got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo Freitas. Donato da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Alves in the 84th minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Ronaldo Freitas in the 85th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Ronaldo Freitas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Donato da Costa having to make a save. In the 91st minute Ronaldo Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Guaraniuva's goal looked a bit too open when Léo Alves came free, but Donato da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.