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Estádio Estreito
Spectators: 5517 (Terracing: 3800, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernando Mattos got the match started through his kick off. LVP's Fernando Mattos got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Beto Garcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabrício Ceresso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beto Garcia ran back to his position shaking his head. Otávio da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Fernando Mattos came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the LVP 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 Fernando Mattos couldn't finish the play. Fabrício Ceresso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Garcia in the 18th minute of the match. After 20 minutes of play, LVP's Fernando Mattos made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edvaldo Guimarães was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the game, Alfredo Furtado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LVP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Braco SS the free kick. Alfredo Furtado hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the game, Lúcio Massa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Braco SS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LVP the free kick. A collision led to Braco SS getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Lúcio Massa hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, LVP's Luiz Eduardo Romero broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 33 minutes, Nelson Mandrak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LVP and the Braco SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Garcia in the 36th minute of play forced LVP's goalkeeper Fabrício Ceresso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Braco SS's Beto Garcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabrício Ceresso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Fernando Mattos managed to get in a good position for a shot. LVP's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Mattos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edvaldo Guimarães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Beto Garcia made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Braco SS's Beto Garcia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fabrício Ceresso. Fabrício Ceresso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 58 minutes into the match, Fausto Dracena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabrício Ceresso. LVP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Dracena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. With a little luck, LVP's Fabrício Ceresso got control of the ball when Ildefonso Larpe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fabrício Ceresso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Larpe in the 65th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Braco SS's Beto Garcia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fabrício Ceresso. That made the score 1-4 after 72 minutes of play. Nelson Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Guimarães having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Fernando Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvaldo Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruperto Favila hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the match, Ildefonso Larpe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabrício Ceresso. LVP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ildefonso Larpe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Beto Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Mandrak in the 94th minute of play forced Braco SS's goalkeeper Edvaldo Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Braco SS left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than LVP.