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Ligga Arena
Spectators: 6649 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Caio Valadares made the kick off which started today's match. Carlos Alberto Peres stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kauan Palmeira's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Carlos Alberto Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauan Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 9th minute Kauan Palmeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 played minutes Arapa got a freekick which was hit by Almir Mattos. Arapa's Fabrício Baptista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Arapa from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, João Francisco Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Athletico Paranauense's supporters rose to their feet, but João Francisco Melo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrício Baptista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arapa's Fabrício Baptista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Arapa from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Arapa booed when Athletico Paranauense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardinho Albuquerque didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute of the match Ricardinho Albuquerque sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabrício Baptista skillfully saved the ball. Kauan Palmeira struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Carlos Alberto Peres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arapa. 46 minutes in the game Hermínio Maia did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luís Guilherme Quirino. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kauan Palmeira to make the kick off. Kauan Palmeira succeeded in the game's 52nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 62nd play minute Kauan Palmeira came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Carlos Alberto Peres. 0-2. Alexandre Mangueira charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Mangueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 69 minutes, Caio Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Athletico Paranauense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caio Valadares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Caio Valadares scored 1-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabrício Baptista, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute, Caio Valadares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Athletico Paranauense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.