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JEGUE ESTADIO
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gabriel Paranaense kicked off to start the match. Luiz Eduardo Bueno hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Vitório Leal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Luís Fernando Castro made a huge save. The Colorado fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Colorado's Gabriel Paranaense looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 15th minute Leandro Hames shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Monteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Thiago Prata came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Jegues 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 Thiago Prata couldn't finish the play. If Gláuber Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute, Ramiro Ferreira made a precise shot to the right of Arlindo Monteiro. Jegues FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Hames in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arlindo Monteiro saved Jegues FC from getting behind. Luís Fernando Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitório Leal in the 25th minute. After 33 minutes of play, Jegues FC's Carlos Amorim made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fernando Castro was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Gláuber Pirani in the 36th minute of play forced Jegues FC's goalkeeper Arlindo Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 minutes of play, Jegues FC's Vitório Leal made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fernando Castro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the match, Gabriel Paranaense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arlindo Monteiro. Jegues FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel Paranaense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Luís Fernando Castro made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Vitório Leal sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thiago Prata to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Colorado's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Prata came free, but Luís Fernando Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Fernando Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Amorim in the 56th minute of play. Jegues FC's Arlindo Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Paranaense in the 59th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Thiago Prata notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Colorado's Luís Fernando Castro. Luís Fernando Castro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Kléber dos Santos fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colorado's protests and gave Kléber dos Santos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Colorado getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Kléber dos Santos hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Vitório Leal 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Prata in the 73rd minute of play forced Colorado's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arlindo Monteiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gláuber Pirani showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-4 in the 79 minute of play. Gláuber Pirani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arlindo Monteiro having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Gláuber Pirani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arlindo Monteiro. Jegues FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gláuber Pirani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. A collision led to Colorado getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ramiro Ferreira hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Jegues FC's Álvaro Faria broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The Jegues FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Colorado were clearly better and deserved to take the win.