League

Estádio curitba city
Spectators: 6485 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1040, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Álvaro Brasil started the match with the kick off. Top Sport's Tales de Azevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vivaldo Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Angelo Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivo Matorin got free with Juninho Gaspar in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Top Sport getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ivo Matorin hit a great ball. After 30 played minutes Top Sport got a freekick which was hit by Fabrício Gonçalves. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zeca Vianna to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Álvaro Brasil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Top Sport's supporters rose to their feet, but Álvaro Brasil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juninho Gaspar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 59 minutes into the game, Fábio Goiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Inova FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Top Sport the free kick. With a little luck, Top Sport's Angelo Mendonça got control of the ball when Vivaldo Godoi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Top Sport was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivo Matorin to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Vianna in the 77th minute of the match. Ivo Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juninho Gaspar having to interfere.