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Icoraci
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alan Lago got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute of the match, Alan Lago tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Waldemar Meirelles saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Waldemar Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waldemar Meirelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo de Sousa in the 7th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Franklin Cruz fired a really elegant long shot, but Waldemar Meirelles threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. After 12 minutes of play, Curintia Fc's Raúl Motta made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dráuzio Negri was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raúl Motta in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dráuzio Negri saved Eagle Lyon from getting behind. Waldemar Meirelles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Téo de Sousa in the 21st minute. Dráuzio Negri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raúl Motta went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Dráuzio Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raúl Motta in the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to Eagle Lyon getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Joel de Mendonça hit a great ball. After 30 minutes of play, Curintia Fc's Raúl Motta made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dráuzio Negri was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Curintia Fc booed when Eagle Lyon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erasmo Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waldemar Meirelles was a little too slow when Téo de Sousa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 2-4. Franklin Cruz hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raúl Motta to strike the kick off in the second half. João Francisco Viana's late challenge caught a Curintia Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Francisco Viana helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Eagle Lyon's João Francisco Viana got a free kick in the 51st minute. After a rather tough play, Curintia Fc's Walmyr Vasconcelos got a free kick in the 56th minute. The Curintia Fc fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Curintia Fc's Raúl Motta looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 62 minutes into the match, Eagle Lyon's goalkeeper Dráuzio Negri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raúl Motta. In the 64th minute Erasmo Pires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 minutes, Raúl Motta made it 2-6 with a short kick to the right side. Eagle Lyon's Dráuzio Negri tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Joel de Mendonça hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Paulo Renato Sarmento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Raúl Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Raúl Motta came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Curintia Fc 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 Raúl Motta couldn't finish the play. Raúl Motta succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-7 in the 83rd playminute. During the 91st minute of the match João Francisco Viana completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave João Francisco Viana a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Paulo Renato Sarmento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Dráuzio Negri made a huge save. The Curintia Fc supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Curintia Fc would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.