League

Vila Capanema
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artur Campidelis kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Parana Clube booed when Rio Guardians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesinha Lopez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th match minute, Rio Guardians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizão Custódio to maneuver through the defense. Nilson Mota charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nilson Mota the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dé Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celso Arantes in the 14th minute. In the 20th minute, Artur Campidelis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Aparecido was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dé Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celso Arantes in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Artur Campidelis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Aparecido was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Celso Arantes was extremely unlucky when he, in the 36th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Diguinho Aguiar hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Celso Arantes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Dé Saldanha skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Diguinho Aguiar was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 46 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Parana Clube's Diguinho Aguiar got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Celso Arantes made the kick off in the second half. Celso Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Dé Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Parana Clube's zone, Hortêncio Ramalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Aparecido came out of the goal and Hortêncio Ramalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute, Artur Campidelis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Paulo Aparecido. The goal made the score 0-3. After 64 minutes, Matheus Arruda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Parana Clube and the Rio Guardians players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Parana Clube got a freekick which was hit by Matheus Arruda. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rio Guardians's goalkeeper Dé Saldanha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Parana Clube booed when Rio Guardians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gernando da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dé Saldanha came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Parana Clube's Celso Arantes. But to his dismay, Celso Arantes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Hortêncio Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hortêncio Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Paulo Aparecido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Celso Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Dé Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Aparecido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artur Campidelis in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Rio Guardians getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Cesinha Lopez hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Nilson Mota in the 86th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Dé Saldanha's left hand side. Rio Guardians's Dé Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Arantes in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Parana Clube's Célio Saldanha got a free kick in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rio Guardians walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.