League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Luís Paulo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arlindo Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Shen Fan Shu hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Paraná Clube Brasil's Biagio Furino got control of the ball when Alexsandro Tróia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute Macerio Cubria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Biagio Furino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Paulo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Felipillo in the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Paraná Clube Brasil's Giovani Batista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Paulo Romero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Biagio Furino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Macerio Cubria in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristofor Sambrano in the 30th minute of play forced Paraná Clube Brasil's goalkeeper Biagio Furino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Paraná Clube Brasil getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Walmir Martini hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute of the match, Alexsandro Tróia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Biagio Furino was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Xu Jing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Biagio Furino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Flying Dutch players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Paraná Clube Brasil were winning 0-1.

In the 50th match minute, Paraná Clube Brasil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aílton Linares to maneuver through the defense. 51 minutes into the match, Paraná Clube Brasil's goal looked a bit too open when Niculae Maior came free, but Biagio Furino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valdemar Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Biagio Furino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xu Jing in the 61st minute of the match. Biagio Furino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Paraná Clube Brasil's Isidoro Felipillo got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arlindo Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Luís Paulo Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arlindo Silveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Luís Paulo Romero made a huge save. 1-1 became the score in the 74th minute when Niculae Maior elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Macerio Cubria struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Biagio Furino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flying Dutch. 83 minutes into the match, Macerio Cubria notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Paraná Clube Brasil's Biagio Furino. Biagio Furino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th minute, Alexsandro Tróia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flying Dutch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When Arlindo Silveira fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraná Clube Brasil's protests and gave Arlindo Silveira a yellow card for diving instead. After 91 played minutes Paraná Clube Brasil got a freekick which was hit by Arlindo Silveira. 93 minutes into the match, Paraná Clube Brasil's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Tróia came free, but Biagio Furino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Flying Dutch were victorious despite being under pressure from Paraná Clube Brasil for much of the match.