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Colata Polar Stadium
Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alan Baiano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcel Mendonça in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Gaúcho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcel Mendonça got free with Alex Gaúcho in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teodoro Guedes charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teodoro Guedes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th minute, Teodoro Guedes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Mendonça in the 24th minute of the match. When Tsunami Boreal FC's Marcel Mendonça in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pirajai EC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Pirajai EC's Albertinho Paranaense got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Marcel Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Tsunami Boreal FC 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 Marcel Mendonça couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Pirajai EC booed when Tsunami Boreal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquinhos Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alan Baiano in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Barnaba Ogrodowicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute Alan Baiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barnaba Ogrodowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luís Eduardo Rezende to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Tsunami Boreal FC's Marcel Mendonça made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Gaúcho was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pirajai EC! After a defensive mix-up in Pirajai EC's zone, Marcel Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Gaúcho came out of the goal and Marcel Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcel Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Alex Gaúcho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Sebastião de Andrade had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Gaúcho. Pirajai EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastião de Andrade was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Alex Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Mendonça in the 88th minute of the match. Alex Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Baiano in the 98th minute of play forced Tsunami Boreal FC's goalkeeper Barnaba Ogrodowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.