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Itupiranga
Spectators: 6651 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geovani Lira made the kick off which started today's match. Eurico Meirelles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Glauco Leal's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. After some careless play in the Itupiranga defense, Jeferson Alvarenga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristian Paranaense. The Itupiranga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristian Paranaense should have stopped the shot. Eurico Meirelles made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Giovanni Rosa sent off a good shot on target. Eurico Meirelles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giovanni Rosa in the 21st minute. Jeferson Alvarenga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Paranaense having to interfere. Geovani Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Paranaense having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Giovanni Rosa 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. 37 minutes into the game, Giovanni Rosa lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Eurico Meirelles. Sancho Panza's Eurico Meirelles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Sancho Panza from getting a goal against them. If Glauco Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Glauco Leal made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Sancho Panza's zone, Giovanni Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico Meirelles came out of the goal and Giovanni Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute Glauco Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 minutes, Cláudio Netto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sancho Panza and the Itupiranga players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Cláudio Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Jeferson Alvarenga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Giovanni Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Itupiranga 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 Giovanni Rosa couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute, Cláudio Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Sancho Panza's zone, Glauco Leal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico Meirelles came out of the goal and Glauco Leal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Itupiranga booed when Sancho Panza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorival Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Sancho Panza defense, Giovanni Rosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eurico Meirelles. The Sancho Panza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eurico Meirelles should have stopped the shot. In the 78th minute Geovani Lira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Paranaense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sancho Panza's zone, Giovanni Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico Meirelles came out of the goal and Giovanni Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glauco Leal in the 89th minute of play forced Sancho Panza's goalkeeper Eurico Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Itupiranga fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sancho Panza had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.