League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 8149 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Barnaba Marud kicked off to start the match. André Luís Machado hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Paraná Clube PG's Pedro Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Paraná Clube PG from getting a goal against them. Paraná Clube PG's Pedro Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Paraná Clube PG from getting a goal against them. After 10 played minutes Paraná Clube PG got a freekick which was hit by André Luís Machado. 16 minutes into the game, one of Paraná Clube PG:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnaba Marud in the 21st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Niceto Ihazintu took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Pedro Mazza to make any attempt to save it. Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodriguinho Linhares, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Barnaba Marud came free, but Ergo Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnaba Marud, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute of the game, Bob Holz landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 37 minutes, Samuca de Sena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caatiba MZC and the Paraná Clube PG players grew even worse after the yellow card. Paraná Clube PG made a substitution. Durvalino Paranaense replaced Bob Holz. Samuca de Sena kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Ergo Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernani Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Mazza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Barnaba Marud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ergo Muro was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the game, Niceto Ihazintu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Mazza. Niceto Ihazintu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Niceto Ihazintu made a kick off. Pedro Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Ihazintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. André Luís Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When Rodriguinho Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Caatiba MZC 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 Rodriguinho Linhares couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Barnaba Marud got free with Ergo Muro in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abderraouf Moussaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Ergo Muro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barnaba Marud in the 62nd minute. With a little luck, Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro got control of the ball when Ernani Rosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. André Luís Machado hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Pedro Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 67th minute of the match. Pedro Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodriguinho Linhares in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mazinho Valadares in the 70th minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niceto Ihazintu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Mazza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Caatiba MZC's Nuno Mattos was substituted for Niceto Ihazintu. Nuno Mattos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Mazza having to make a save. In the 76th minute Nuno Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Nuno Mattos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Mazza was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. After 82 minutes Paraná Clube PG's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nuno Mattos who took care of the corner kick. Natã Siqueira was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Nuno Mattos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caatiba MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Mattos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Mazza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Mattos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ergo Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnaba Marud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Mattos in the 92nd minute of play forced Paraná Clube PG's goalkeeper Pedro Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Mattos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Mazza having to make a save. Paraná Clube PG's Pedro Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Mattos in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Paraná Clube PG players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Caatiba MZC.