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Arena Café
Spectators: 6484 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Pedrinho Diniz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Osmar Vides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonçalo Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute Gonçalo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osmar Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Londrina Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrinho Diniz came free, but Osmar Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Londrina Esporte Clube defense, Luisinho Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osmar Vides. The Londrina Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osmar Vides should have stopped the shot. José Carlos Arruda was a little too slow when Wellington Rosa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-1. Londrina Esporte Clube's Osmar Vides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisinho Montenegro in the 21st minute of play. Domingo Montel hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute Gonçalo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osmar Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Carlos Arruda was a little too slow when Orhan Bostancı got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 2-1. 35 minutes into the match, Orhan Bostancı had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Carlos Arruda. Maringá's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orhan Bostancı was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. José Carlos Arruda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orhan Bostancı in the 39th minute. After 40 minutes, Luisinho Montenegro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maringá and the Londrina Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th match minute, Maringá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisinho Montenegro to maneuver through the defense.

In the 51st minute, Pedrinho Diniz 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. Orhan Bostancı scored 5-1 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Carlos Arruda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. José Carlos Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orhan Bostancı, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Londrina Esporte Clube's Osmar Vides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Romero in the 65th minute of play. Maringá's José Carlos Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Montel in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orhan Bostancı in the 74th minute of play forced Maringá's goalkeeper José Carlos Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Alessandro Gaúcho made a precise shot to the right of José Carlos Arruda. Maringá's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. After a rather tough play, Londrina Esporte Clube's José Pedro Bastos got a free kick in the 80th minute. Pedrinho Diniz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Osmar Vides when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some careless play in the Maringá defense, Orhan Bostancı kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Carlos Arruda. The Maringá fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Carlos Arruda should have stopped the shot. Osmar Vides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Romero in the 87th minute of play. Gilberto Gaizko hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. José Carlos Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orhan Bostancı in the 92nd minute of the match. José Carlos Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Rosa in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Alessandro Gaúcho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Londrina Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Londrina Esporte Clube had won after a very even match.