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Arena da Dedada
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Evandro Matorin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Baltazar Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romário Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abelardo da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Lucas Paraibano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucas Paraibano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Matorin in the 7th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Magno Campidelis during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th minute, Magno Campidelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romário Andrade took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Baltazar Arantes. Baltazar Arantes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 15thth minute of the game Romário Andrade who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dedos Futebol Clube's Baltazar Arantes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Baltazar Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Carlos da Mata in the 18th minute of play. Zandonadi FC were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Dedos Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emanuel Cavalcante took the corner. It was a well-played corner which André Luiz do Valle managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. José Carlos da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Arantes having to interfere. Zandonadi FC's Lucas Paraibano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Zandonadi FC from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Válbson Baiano during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Válbson Baiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see Zandonadi FC's Chico Mazza in action when he in the 31st minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 36th match minute, Zandonadi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chico Mazza to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Paraibano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evandro Matorin's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Lucas Paraibano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evandro Matorin in the 40th minute of the match. After 40 minutes, Chico Mazza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zandonadi FC and the Dedos Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th match minute, Zandonadi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chico Mazza to maneuver through the defense. Dedos Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Válbson Baiano in the 43rd minute. The corner led Dedos Futebol Clube's Adhemar do Vale to fire away a dangerous shot which Lucas Paraibano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lucas Paraibano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evandro Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abelardo da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Lucas Paraibano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 53rd minute, Ricardinho Paranaense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dedos Futebol Clube's Abelardo da Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Evandro Matorin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dedos Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Abelardo da Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baltazar Arantes was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Romário Andrade capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Romário Andrade really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After 68 played minutes Dedos Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Queiroz. Lucas Paraibano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo da Costa in the 78th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, José Carlos da Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zandonadi FC's supporters rose to their feet, but José Carlos da Mata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baltazar Arantes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 87 minutes into the match, Romário Andrade dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Baltazar Arantes, 1-3. Lucas Paraibano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evandro Matorin went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. José Carlos da Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Zandonadi FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Zandonadi FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.