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Laranjão
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dedé Rodrigues kicked off to start the match. When Tomé Meira came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Nepron 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 Tomé Meira couldn't finish the play. Roberto Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiquinho Toledo in the 4th minute of the match. Nepron Futebol Clube's Frederico Trancoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Nepron Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute, F.C Laranja Mecânica's Luís Fábio Gaspar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Ademir Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute Deon Gifford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chiquinho Toledo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Roberto Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. F.C Laranja Mecânica's Umberto Gonçalves shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 19th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Frederico Trancoso but with some difficulty. Frederico Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fábio Gaspar in the 20th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Dedé Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C Laranja Mecânica's supporters rose to their feet, but Dedé Rodrigues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frederico Trancoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roberto Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquinho Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fellipe Neves hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Pedro Paranaense got free with Frederico Trancoso in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Chiquinho Toledo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Trancoso was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After 34 minutes of play, Nepron Futebol Clube's Deon Gifford made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Trancoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roberto Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquinho Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 47 minutes of play, Nepron Futebol Clube's Chiquinho Toledo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Trancoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chiquinho Toledo to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Nepron Futebol Clube's Axel Wennersten got a free kick in the 54th minute. 55 minutes into the match, Nepron Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when José Pedro Paranaense came free, but Frederico Trancoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dedé Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in F.C Laranja Mecânica's zone, Chiquinho Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Trancoso came out of the goal and Chiquinho Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ademir Magalhães charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ademir Magalhães the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ademir Magalhães hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Chiquinho Toledo sped through F.C Laranja Mecânica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roberto Trancoso. David Sjögren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Trancoso having to interfere. In the 72ndth minute of the game Chiquinho Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C Laranja Mecânica's Roberto Trancoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute Chiquinho Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 75 minutes, Umberto Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C Laranja Mecânica and the Nepron Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Umberto Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in F.C Laranja Mecânica's zone, Gavril Banica stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Trancoso came out of the goal and Gavril Banica tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nepron Futebol Clube's Tomé Meira suffered a sore thigh after 83 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, F.C Laranja Mecânica's Jean Madureira got a free kick in the 84th minute. Roberto Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deon Gifford, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Luís Fábio Gaspar took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frederico Trancoso. Frederico Trancoso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Roberto Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deon Gifford, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Gavril Banica could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Roberto Trancoso made a huge save. David Sjögren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Trancoso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. With a little luck, F.C Laranja Mecânica's Roberto Trancoso got control of the ball when Gavril Banica tried to sneak it across the goal line. F.C Laranja Mecânica's Roberto Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deon Gifford in the 97th minute of play. In the 98th minute, Gavril Banica 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. Nepron Futebol Clube's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.