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Mané Garrincha
Spectators: 7185 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Franklin Favoretto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frechoso Salazar in the 12th minute of the match. Mieszko Kapelski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Favoretto having to interfere. Apucarana Futebol Clube's Roberto Araújo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Apucarana Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Emerson Madureira's late challenge caught a Legião Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emerson Madureira helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Apucarana Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Emerson Madureira hit a great ball. Legião Futebol Clube's Franklin Favoretto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frechoso Salazar in the 24th minute of play. Mieszko Kapelski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Favoretto having to interfere. Rodriguinho de Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Roberto Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Apucarana Futebol Clube's zone, Rodriguinho de Queirós stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Araújo came out of the goal and Rodriguinho de Queirós tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 35 minutes into the game, Frechoso Salazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Franklin Favoretto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Apucarana Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Lenílson Carvalho hit a great ball. Rodriguinho de Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Roberto Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frechoso Salazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Franklin Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emerson Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodriguinho de Queirós to make the kick off. Franklin Favoretto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mieszko Kapelski in the 52nd minute of play. Frechoso Salazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Frechoso Salazar came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Apucarana Futebol Clube 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 Frechoso Salazar couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the game, Paulo Renato Alcântara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Legião Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Apucarana Futebol Clube the free kick. In the 60th minute, Paulo Renato Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frechoso Salazar in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franklin Favoretto saved Legião Futebol Clube from getting behind. Roberto Araújo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodriguinho de Queirós in the 62nd minute of play. In the 68th minute, Rodriguinho de Queirós 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. Rodriguinho de Queirós struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Roberto Araújo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Legião Futebol Clube. Roberto Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodriguinho de Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Erivaldo Baptista dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Franklin Favoretto, 1-2. Frechoso Salazar was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 87th minute. Apucarana Futebol Clube's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Rodriguinho de Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Araújo having to interfere. Frechoso Salazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frechoso Salazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Franklin Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Mieszko Kapelski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Apucarana Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Mieszko Kapelski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franklin Favoretto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frechoso Salazar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franklin Favoretto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Apucarana Futebol Clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Legião Futebol Clube throughout the match.