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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robinho Fontes made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dinei Bertassi got free with Fernando de Salles in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Allan Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Fernando de Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute Allan Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando de Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelinho Fernandez made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Alvenápolis F.C.'s Osvaldo Mandrak. Osvaldo Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldinho Paranaense's late challenge caught a Vitinho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldinho Paranaense helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 played minutes Alvenápolis F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldinho Paranaense. In the 23rd minute, Alvenápolis F.C.'s Ediberto Siqueira seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ediberto Siqueira the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Alvenápolis F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ediberto Siqueira had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Alvenápolis F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vitinho:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramón Valle in the 27th minute of play forced Alvenápolis F.C.'s goalkeeper Fernando de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedito Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vitinho's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robinho Fontes was slow to take the kick. During this time Alvenápolis F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Alvenápolis F.C.'s Osvaldinho Paranaense was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Benedito Teixeira in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The throw-in from Marcelinho Fernandez in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Alvenápolis F.C.'s Osvaldo Mandrak. Alvenápolis F.C.'s Osvaldo Mandrak got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Renan Furlan struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Benedito Teixeira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvenápolis F.C.. Fernando de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrézinho Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramón Valle in the 40th minute of play. Osvaldo Mandrak took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benedito Teixeira. Benedito Teixeira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 47th minute Ramón Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando de Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ramón Valle stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Marcelinho Fernandez threw the ball into play from the sideline. Alvenápolis F.C.'s Osvaldo Mandrak quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Osvaldo Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedito Teixeira having to interfere. Cícero Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Benedito Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Osvaldo Mandrak came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Alvenápolis F.C. 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 Osvaldo Mandrak couldn't finish the play. When Allan Barbosa came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Vitinho 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 Allan Barbosa couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute, Erik Sergipano made a precise shot to the right of Fernando de Salles. Alvenápolis F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Alvenápolis F.C.'s Osvaldo Mandrak got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Osvaldo Mandrak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benedito Teixeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Osvaldo Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benedito Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Alvenápolis F.C.'s Fernando de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Barbosa in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Ramón Valle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando de Salles. Alvenápolis F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramón Valle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Marcelinho Fernandez made in the 89th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Alvenápolis F.C.'s Osvaldo Mandrak. Osvaldo Mandrak might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benedito Teixeira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osvaldo Mandrak ran back to his position shaking his head. Osvaldo Mandrak struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Benedito Teixeira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvenápolis F.C.. In the 92nd minute, Osvaldinho Paranaense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the game's 93rd minute Vitinho's Eliézer Gaúcho took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Fernando de Salles and thus the score was 5-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vitinho fans cheered their team off the field, for while Alvenápolis F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.