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Pereirão
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5524, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabinho Cearense started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Norberto Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zenit St Petersburg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Norberto Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes Parangaba FC got a freekick which was hit by Diego de Alcântara. Zenit St Petersburg's Joaquim Goiano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Zenit St Petersburg from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the match, Zenit St Petersburg's goalkeeper Joaquim Goiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cauan Gomes. Joaquim Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabinho Cearense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 played minutes Zenit St Petersburg got a freekick which was hit by Eurico Souza. Parangaba FC's Erasmo Mendes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 43rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Joaquim Goiano but with some difficulty. In a very dangerous position, a player in Parangaba FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Caco Falcão shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rafa Vieira to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Fabinho Cearense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Goiano was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. In the 57th match minute, Zenit St Petersburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olívio de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Joaquim Goiano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cauan Gomes's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabinho Cearense in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joaquim Goiano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 68 minutes, Olívio de Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zenit St Petersburg and the Parangaba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th match minute, Zenit St Petersburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olívio de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Gomes in the 69th minute of play forced Zenit St Petersburg's goalkeeper Joaquim Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Norberto Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Tanner Kaiser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 75 minutes, Tony Barbosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zenit St Petersburg and the Parangaba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes Zenit St Petersburg got a freekick which was hit by Tony Barbosa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Gomes in the 77th minute of play forced Zenit St Petersburg's goalkeeper Joaquim Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafa Vieira struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Tanner Kaiser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zenit St Petersburg. In the 90th minute, Cauan Gomes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joaquim Goiano was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. If Fabinho Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cauan Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Parangaba FC had played much better football throughout.