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Match Report
Apucarana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gil do Nascimento didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Fabiano Xavier went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Gil do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Luís Fabiano Xavier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itibira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Fabiano Xavier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gil do Nascimento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 18 minutes into the match, Apucarana's Carlos Fernando Bittencourt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jefferson Sarmento narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Carlos Fernando Bittencourt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jefferson Sarmento firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Luís Fabiano Xavier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cássio Moura charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cássio Moura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Itibira FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Cássio Moura hit a great ball. Carlos Fernando Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Jefferson Sarmento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gil do Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Xavier in the 36th minute of play. A collision led to Apucarana getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Elder da Silva hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Roger Pirani made a precise shot to the right of Gil do Nascimento. Apucarana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
The wind increased when Luiz Fábio Trevisan made the kick off in the second half. Leonardo Travassos charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Travassos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Apucarana booed when Itibira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Travassos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Beto Torres took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jefferson Sarmento. Itibira FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gil do Nascimento had great luck who in the 57thth minute grab hold of the ball when Roger Pirani from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. A collision led to Apucarana getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Elder da Silva hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Luiz Fábio Trevisan made a precise shot to the right of Jefferson Sarmento. Itibira FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Carlos Fernando Bittencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jefferson Sarmento having to interfere. If Carlos Fernando Bittencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Fábio Trevisan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Itibira FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Hortêncio Cavalcante hit a great ball. Luiz Fábio Trevisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jefferson Sarmento having to interfere. Cássio Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Jefferson Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Fernando Bittencourt in the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, Itibira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cássio Moura to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Fábio Trevisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jefferson Sarmento having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Apucarana's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Pirani came free, but Gil do Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Itibira FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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