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Quadra do Luis Viana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute of the match, Juvenal Brasil tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gildo Saraiva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mauro Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juvenal Brasil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Saraiva having to interfere. If Mauro Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Piratiny SC's Geovânio Godoi got a free kick in the 14th minute. Fabinho Trevisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Lago having to interfere. Juvenal Brasil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Saraiva having to interfere. Mauro Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Gildo Saraiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Juvenal Brasil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gildo Saraiva was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Piratiny SC's Mauro Lopez got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Ajax's goalkeeper Gildo Saraiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Lopez. When Geovânio Godoi fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piratiny SC's protests and gave Geovânio Godoi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Piratiny SC's Geovânio Godoi got a free kick in the 34th minute. Juvenal Brasil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Marcel Furlan 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. In the 40th minute, Marcel Furlan made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Lago. Piratiny SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 45 minutes into the match, Ajax's goalkeeper Gildo Saraiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Lopez. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcel Furlan to make the kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Mauro Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piratiny SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauro Lopez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Juvenal Brasil struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Gildo Saraiva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Piratiny SC. Mauro Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauro Lopez in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gildo Saraiva saved Ajax from getting behind. 64 minutes into the match, Juvenal Brasil notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Ajax's Gildo Saraiva. Gildo Saraiva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax's zone, Mauro Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gildo Saraiva came out of the goal and Mauro Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Juvenal Brasil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fabinho Trevisan scored 1-2 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roberto Lago, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mauro Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Saraiva having to interfere. If Mauro Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gildo Saraiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Lopez in the 94th minute of play. Ivo Linares's late challenge caught a Piratiny SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivo Linares helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Marcel Furlan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ajax's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcel Furlan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roberto Lago breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Piratiny SC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Ajax to win.