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Estádio Guaxinduva
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Higinio Gartzen got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Guaxinduva's Carlos Fernando Mandrak got a free kick in the 6th minute. Eriberto Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuseppe Xavier in the 11th minute of the match. Abel Matos's late challenge caught a Guaxinduva's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abel Matos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th match minute, Zenata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Matos to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Guaxinduva's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Vârșan came free, but Samuca Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giuseppe Xavier during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Giuseppe Xavier hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Augusto Neiva hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Samuca Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgil Vârșan in the 21st minute of play. Samuca Barreto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Abel Matos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuca Barreto. Guaxinduva's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abel Matos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Guaxinduva:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zenata:s goal. Gilmar dos Santos scored 0-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Samuca Barreto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 38th minute, Higinio Gartzen made a precise shot to the right of Samuca Barreto. Guaxinduva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After 44 played minutes Zenata got a freekick which was hit by Abel Matos. Samuca Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Luiz da Costa in the 46th minute of play. After 49 played minutes Guaxinduva got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto França. After some fancy dribbling in the 49th minute, Nestor de Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zenata's supporters rose to their feet, but Nestor de Queiroz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuca Barreto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Samuca Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar dos Santos in the 55th minute of the match. Guaxinduva's Giuseppe Xavier got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Augusto Neiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Higinio Gartzen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zenata's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Gartzen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuca Barreto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 66 minutes into the game, Higinio Gartzen lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Samuca Barreto. In the 71st minute, Abel Matos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zenata fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 79th minute, Higinio Gartzen made a precise shot to the right of Samuca Barreto. Guaxinduva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. 84 minutes into the game, Higinio Gartzen lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Samuca Barreto. Guaxinduva's Samuca Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Higinio Gartzen in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Guaxinduva's goalkeeper Samuca Barreto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Matos. Augusto Neiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Fantini having to interfere.