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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eriberto Vaz started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, SAO JOANENSE FC's Eriberto Vaz got a free kick in the 2nd minute. A collision led to SAO JOANENSE FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Rafinha Furlan hit a great ball. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind SAO JOANENSE FC's goalkeeper José do Vale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eriberto Vaz's late challenge caught a AFC - Curitiba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eriberto Vaz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when SAO JOANENSE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Vaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 11th minute of play forced SAO JOANENSE FC's goalkeeper José do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cássio Mangueira's late challenge caught a AFC - Curitiba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cássio Mangueira helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when SAO JOANENSE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Mangueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Wiliam Matorin came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Humberto Leão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC - Curitiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 24 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Wiliam Matorin came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Magalhães charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelo Magalhães the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SAO JOANENSE FC's Angelo Magalhães got a free kick in the 25th minute. Rafinha Furlan charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafinha Furlan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th minute, Rafinha Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd match minute, SAO JOANENSE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elivélton Sena to maneuver through the defense. Allan Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José do Vale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 40th minute of the match Cássio Mangueira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Celsinho Vander skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wiliam Matorin got free with Celsinho Vander in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, AFC - Curitiba's Luizão Ferraz got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 43rd minute, Angelo Magalhães sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander didn't even have to move. In the 45th minute, Humberto Leão 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luiz Gustavo Braga made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, AFC - Curitiba's Allan Furlan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José do Vale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After having played for 55 minutes, Eriberto Vaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SAO JOANENSE FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eriberto Vaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Angelo Magalhães blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Celsinho Vander having to make a save. Allan Furlan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José do Vale having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Luiz Gustavo Braga took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for José do Vale to make any attempt to save it. When Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 64th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or José do Vale kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-5 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Celsinho Vander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedrinho Lara in the 70th minute of play. When Luiz Gustavo Braga fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC - Curitiba's protests and gave Luiz Gustavo Braga a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AFC - Curitiba getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Luiz Gustavo Braga hit a great ball. Celsinho Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiliam Matorin in the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute Eriberto Vaz 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. After 79 minutes, Nelsinho Travassos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC - Curitiba and the SAO JOANENSE FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nelsinho Travassos hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Magalhães came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 minutes of play, AFC - Curitiba's Luiz Gustavo Braga made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José do Vale was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luiz Gustavo Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José do Vale having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tião Diniz during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, SAO JOANENSE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tião Diniz to maneuver through the defense. AFC - Curitiba's Humberto Leão took a good shot, in the 92nd minute, which hit the crossbar above José do Vale's head, and flew over the goal. SAO JOANENSE FC's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by AFC - Curitiba. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AFC - Curitiba had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.