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Arena Iguaçu
Spectators: 7262 (Terracing: 5448, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vitório Miranda made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Iguaçu Football Club's zone, Angelo Recife stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enéas Tróia came out of the goal and Angelo Recife tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Betão Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iraty Sport Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Betão Mello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enéas Tróia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Betão Mello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enéas Tróia was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Geovanni Sampaio 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. 20 minutes into the game, Geovanni Sampaio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iraty Sport Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iguaçu Football Club the free kick. In the 20th match minute, Iraty Sport Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovanni Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Betão Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enéas Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Betão Mello in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enéas Tróia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Iguaçu Football Club's João Francisco Branco got a free kick in the 28th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Délio Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iraty Sport Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Délio Urbano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enéas Tróia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Délio Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 43 minutes into the match, Iguaçu Football Club's Walmyr Amorim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Natã Vides narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo de Senna in the 44th minute of play forced Iraty Sport Club's goalkeeper Natã Vides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natã Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitório Miranda in the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Betão Mello made a kick off. An unexpected shot in the 56th minute by Christian Novaes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 57 played minutes Iguaçu Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Álvaro Figueiredo. Christian Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 60 minutes, Betão Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iraty Sport Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Betão Mello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 64 minutes, Geovanni Sampaio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iraty Sport Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geovanni Sampaio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Walmyr Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Magno Paraibano fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iraty Sport Club's protests and gave Magno Paraibano a yellow card for diving instead. Betão Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 84 minutes into the match, Geovanni Sampaio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Enéas Tróia, 0-2. In the 90th match minute, Iguaçu Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natanael Moreno to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Angelo de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 96 minutes, Délio Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iraty Sport Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Délio Urbano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Iguaçu Football Club fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Iraty Sport Club were clearly better and deserved to take the win.