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Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 8504 (Terracing: 6378, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ezequiel Pereira started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Ezequiel Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldo Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sandrinho Machado hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Daniel Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilmar de Moraes in the 9th minute of play. After some careless play in the Clube Atl. Taquaritinga defense, Ezequiel Pereira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haroldo Dante. The Clube Atl. Taquaritinga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haroldo Dante should have stopped the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Pereira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Haroldo Dante, 2-0. Daniel Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Lima in the 23rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Glauco Tasso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lobo Guará's supporters rose to their feet, but Glauco Tasso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haroldo Dante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the match, Lobo Guará's Ezequiel Pereira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haroldo Dante narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Willian Caca-Rato was slow to take the kick. During this time Lobo Guará's players had a chance to rest. Ezequiel Pereira kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. David Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Ezequiel Pereira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Haroldo Dante having to make a save. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Haroldo Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Pereira in the 34th minute of play. Daniel Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mário Zanette, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Ezequiel Pereira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haroldo Dante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute Sandrinho Machado suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Lobo Guará's Bruno Fernandez was substituted for Sandrinho Machado. After a rather tough play, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Varban Pavlikyanov got a free kick in the 46th minute. 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 2-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Pereira in the 52nd minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Haroldo Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Délio Coutinho got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute Lobo Guará were awarded a corner. Willian Caca-Rato went to the cornerflag to take it. Nando Barbosa made a great header on Lobo Guará's corner, it was just that Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Haroldo Dante managed to reach the ball for a save. Nando Barbosa hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Lobo Guará's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tarcisio Couto took the corner. Daniel Anaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Sá in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, Ezequiel Pereira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Haroldo Dante was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Breno Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lobo Guará's Ciro de Moraes was substituted for Ezequiel Pereira. Haroldo Dante didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciro de Moraes went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 80th minute Breno Loyola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Anaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 85th minute of the game was made by Délio Coutinho with Varban Pavlikyanov as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 91st minute, Ciro de Moraes made a precise shot to the right of Haroldo Dante. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Haroldo Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro de Moraes in the 95th minute of the match. Haroldo Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro de Moraes in the 95th minute of play. Lobo Guará's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.