El Gigante Del Norte
Spectators: 7552 (Terracing: 5665,
Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) After 2 played minutes AFC - Curitiba got a freekick which was hit by Allan Furlan. After 7 minutes of play, AFC - Curitiba's Humberto Leão made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hilario Ubendu was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Humberto Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Basualdo in the 12th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Celsinho Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celsinho Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Basualdo in the 14th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Armando Basualdo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celsinho Vander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. In the 16th minute, Dario Bazil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luiz Gustavo Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hilario Ubendu having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Luiz Gustavo Braga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC - Curitiba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gimnasia y tiro the free kick. If Humberto Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, AFC - Curitiba's Adriano Carneiro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Adriano Carneiro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AFC - Curitiba protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Adriano Carneiro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AFC - Curitiba! The Gimnasia y tiro fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Gimnasia y tiro's Armando Basualdo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when Gimnasia y tiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Estavan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Basualdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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.
In the 52nd minute, Eduardo Lehior hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute, Humberto Leão reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hilario Ubendu. The goal made the score 3-2. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Hilario Ubendu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gilmar Simão made a great header on AFC - Curitiba's corner, it was just that Gimnasia y tiro's Hilario Ubendu managed to reach the ball for a save. 64 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Mingo came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute of the match AFC - Curitiba got a corner. Gimnasia y tiro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gilmar Simão ran over to the corner to take the kick. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Mingo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Estavan came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celsinho Vander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Basualdo in the 74th minute of play. Celsinho Vander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Estavan in the 78th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Jairo Azeari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gimnasia y tiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC - Curitiba the free kick. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when Gimnasia y tiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Azeari didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Damaso Benvido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hilario Ubendu acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 82nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gilmar Simão. Armando Basualdo scored 4-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celsinho Vander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hilario Ubendu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Humberto Leão showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-3 in the 87 minute of play. In the 91st minute, Bernardo Mingo made a precise shot to the right of Celsinho Vander. AFC - Curitiba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-3. Gimnasia y tiro'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.
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