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Pardiuva
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raúl da Silveira got the match started through his kick off. Mateus Moura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudinho Gerber having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Pantanal Futebol Clube's zone, Mateus Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudinho Gerber came out of the goal and Mateus Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Claudinho Gerber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Melo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Melo in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claudinho Gerber saved Pantanal Futebol Clube from getting behind. 18 minutes into the game, Mateus Moura cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Claudinho Gerber was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Raúl da Silveira came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Pantanal 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 Raúl da Silveira couldn't finish the play. Mateus Leite stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raúl da Silveira's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Pantanal Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Claudinho Gerber had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateus Moura. In the 36th minute Marcus Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Gerber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Claudinho Gerber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudinho Gerber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Melo in the 44th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Pantanal Futebol Clube's Sydney Pena got a free kick in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcus Melo to make the kick off. José Paulo Eger charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Paulo Eger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st match minute, Pardiuva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Paulo Eger to maneuver through the defense. Marcus Melo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Sydney Pena received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mateus Leite came out and tried to block the shot, but Sydney Pena slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 54th minute. Mateus Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Claudinho Gerber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Melo in the 59th minute of play forced Pantanal Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Claudinho Gerber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Melo took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudinho Gerber. Claudinho Gerber dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 66th minute Marcus Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Gerber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Marcus Melo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Claudinho Gerber was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pantanal Futebol Clube's Claudinho Gerber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Melo in the 78th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Melo in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudinho Gerber prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mateus Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Claudinho Gerber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Pardiuva's zone, Luan Moreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateus Leite came out of the goal and Luan Moreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd minute Marcus Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Gerber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Raúl da Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Pardiuva had won after a very even match.