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Arena Maripá
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) João Carlos Rosa made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Falcão in the 5th minute of play forced Maripá-PR's goalkeeper João Augusto Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Augusto Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deivid Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Emílio Baiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Giggantes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Baiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Augusto Vieira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. César Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danilo Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. João Carlos Rosa scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Augusto Vieira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fernando da Costa struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Danilo Figueiredo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maripá-PR. Emílio Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. João Augusto Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute of the match Kléber Fontes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Augusto Vieira skillfully saved the ball. When João Carlos Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Giggantes FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that João Carlos Rosa couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Secco in the 36th minute of play forced Giggantes FC's goalkeeper Danilo Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kléber Fontes hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When João Carlos Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Giggantes FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that João Carlos Rosa couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute of the match Sidnei da Mata sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Augusto Vieira skillfully saved the ball. When João Carlos Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Giggantes FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that João Carlos Rosa couldn't finish the play. After the first half Giggantes FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and César Secco made a kick off. Yan Falcão was extremely unlucky when he, in the 52nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Emílio Baiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Giggantes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Baiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Augusto Vieira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If César Secco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emílio Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Giggantes FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Sidnei da Mata hit a great ball. Danilo Figueiredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando da Costa in the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Secco in the 79th minute of play forced Giggantes FC's goalkeeper Danilo Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, João Carlos Rosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Giggantes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but João Carlos Rosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Augusto Vieira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kléber Fontes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for João Augusto Vieira. Maripá-PR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Emílio Baiano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 92nd minute of the match Alessandro Seco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Augusto Vieira skillfully saved the ball. After 94 minutes, João Carlos Rosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Giggantes FC and the Maripá-PR players grew even worse after the yellow card. João Carlos Rosa hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Maripá-PR supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Giggantes FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Giggantes FC.