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Estádio Itatiayassu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reinaldo da Cunha started the match with the kick off. Vítor Cardoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Waldir Tróia made a huge save. Jean Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Luverdense Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Sílvio Ramalho hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Reinaldo da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Waldir Tróia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 19th match minute, Luverdense Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. Luverdense Esporte Clube's Waldir Tróia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Luverdense Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. Jorge Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reinaldo da Cunha's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Nilson Carneiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Waldir Tróia made a huge save. 24 minutes into the match, Itatiayassu's goal looked a bit too open when Reinaldo da Cunha came free, but Jorge Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Reinaldo da Cunha in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Neves saved Itatiayassu from getting behind. In the 30th minute, Itatiayassu's Vítor Cardoso ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Waldir Tróia. Waldir Tróia yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Nilson Carneiro hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Itatiayassu's goal looked a bit too open when Serginho da Silveira came free, but Jorge Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes of play, Itatiayassu's Gabriel Braga made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Waldir Tróia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute, Edgar Severo 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. In the 40th minute, Sílvio Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute, Belmiro Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luverdense Esporte Clube's Roger Gonçalves got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Tande in the 46th minute of play forced Luverdense Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Waldir Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 minutes, Sílvio Ramalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luverdense Esporte Clube and the Itatiayassu players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Luverdense Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Sílvio Ramalho hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Ronaldinho Tande made the kick off in the second half. Jorge Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serginho da Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Jorge Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Jorge Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinaldo da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luverdense Esporte Clube's Cícero Berger got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Reinaldo da Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Luverdense Esporte Clube 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 Reinaldo da Cunha couldn't finish the play. Waldir Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Cardoso in the 76th minute of the match. Gabriel Braga's late challenge caught a Luverdense Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel Braga helped the player get up and apologised. Gabriel Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Augusto Mesquita during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 83 minutes into the match, Itatiayassu's goalkeeper Jorge Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sílvio Ramalho. Sílvio Ramalho hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Waldir Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Tande in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Luverdense Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Ramalho to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Itatiayassu's Douglas Martins broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.