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Arena Wenceslau
Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maurício Meirelles kicked off to start the match. Lino Bittencourt kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Ezequiel Fernandez charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ezequiel Fernandez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Itacaja FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ezequiel Fernandez hit a great ball. Maurício Meirelles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Juarês de Godoy made a huge save. Juarês de Godoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 8 minutes of play, Itacaja FC's Kiko de Souza made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Coutinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gilson Perez's late challenge caught a Itacaja FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilson Perez helped the player get up and apologised. After 15 played minutes Jardim Lenize got a freekick which was hit by Gilson Perez. Itacaja FC's Juarês de Godoy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Itacaja FC from getting a goal against them. Juarês de Godoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddie Krueger in the 19th minute of the match. Itacaja FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Maurício Meirelles scored to the left of an out of position Juarês de Godoy, making the score, 2-1. After a rather tough play, Itacaja FC's Enéas Favoretto got a free kick in the 29th minute. Juarês de Godoy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maurício Meirelles showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 33 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Freddie Krueger kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juarês de Godoy. That made the score 4-1 in the 45 minute of play. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kiko de Souza made a kick off. When Maurício Meirelles got free in front of the goal in the 51st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Juarês de Godoy was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Júlio Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Itacaja FC defense, Maurício Meirelles kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juarês de Godoy. The Itacaja FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juarês de Godoy should have stopped the shot. Juan Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kiko de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maurício Meirelles in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juarês de Godoy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Maurício Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard, long distance shot from Cássio de Lara flew over the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Jardim Lenize's goalkeeper Juan Coutinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodolfo Donato. After 70 minutes of play, Jardim Lenize's Maurício Meirelles made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juarês de Godoy was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Maurício Meirelles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juarês de Godoy was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Juarês de Godoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davi Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Jardim Lenize defense, Rodolfo Donato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Coutinho. The Jardim Lenize fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Coutinho should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Itacaja FC defense, Davi Porto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juarês de Godoy. The Itacaja FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juarês de Godoy should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Maurício Meirelles put it in 8-2 from a short distance just to the right of Juarês de Godoy. 94 minutes into the game, Maurício Meirelles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-2. Juarês de Godoy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jardim Lenize's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.