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Castelandia
Spectators: 8133 (Terracing: 6101, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lorenzo Osasun kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Lorenzo Osasun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patrick Arantes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Luís Gustavo Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 13th minute, A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Luís Gustavo Cunha ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Patrick Arantes. Patrick Arantes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 24th minute Lorenzo Osasun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Arantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st match minute, A.F. Pindamonhangaba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Mazza to maneuver through the defense. Gernando Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Gustavo Cunha in the 35th minute of play forced Gato Morto's goalkeeper Patrick Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Luís Gustavo Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gato Morto's Patrick Arantes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Luís Gustavo Cunha in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gato Morto's goalie prevented a goal. After 44 played minutes A.F. Pindamonhangaba got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldão Mineiro. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcelinho Lopez was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lorenzo Osasun in the 50th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Arantes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Lorenzo Osasun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Arantes was relentless in the 50th minute of the game. Gugu Vinhas in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gernando Guerra, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Patrick Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Osasun in the 56th minute of play. Juninho Paiva hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. A collision led to Gato Morto getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Andrézinho Velloso hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Gato Morto defense, Manfredo Pinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrick Arantes. The Gato Morto fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrick Arantes should have stopped the shot. Patrick Arantes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manfredo Pinho's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. With a little luck, A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Gernando Guerra got control of the ball when Tage Stenseth tried to sneak it across the goal line. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Gernando Guerra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save A.F. Pindamonhangaba from getting a goal against them. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gato Morto's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juninho Paiva was slow to take the kick. During this time A.F. Pindamonhangaba's players had a chance to rest. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Juninho Paiva was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Patrick Arantes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 79 minutes into the match, Lorenzo Osasun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrick Arantes. Gato Morto's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lorenzo Osasun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Osasun in the 83rd minute of play forced Gato Morto's goalkeeper Patrick Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Osasun in the 88th minute of play. Patrick Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juninho Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrick Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfredo Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Lorenzo Osasun put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Patrick Arantes. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.