League

Homero de Mello
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 4700, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 50) Flamengo Paranaense's Nico Valadares started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sandro de Azevedo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the game, one of White Tigers FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Faustão Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sidney de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Leite in the 22nd minute of the match. Faustão Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frédson Meira during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Flamengo Paranaense's Frédson Meira got a free kick in the 44th minute. 48 minutes into the match, White Tigers FC's goalkeeper Alexsandro Cabral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Abraão. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faustão Leite was the one to do the kick off. Sidney de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Dantas in the 52nd minute of the match. If Faustão Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Zé Pedro Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the White Tigers 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 Zé Pedro Carvalho couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the match, Flamengo Paranaense's goal looked a bit too open when Faustão Leite came free, but Sidney de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faustão Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the match, Flamengo Paranaense's goalkeeper Sidney de Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Pedro Carvalho. Faustão Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney de Queirós having to interfere. Faustão Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd match minute, Flamengo Paranaense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emerson Passos to maneuver through the defense. Faustão Leite might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sidney de Queirós. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faustão Leite ran back to his position shaking his head. Sílvio Tinoco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney de Queirós having to interfere. Sidney de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Leite in the 80th minute of the match. After having played for 81 minutes, Sílvio Tinoco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. White Tigers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Tinoco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 82 minutes, Ernesto Abraão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flamengo Paranaense and the White Tigers FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Flamengo Paranaense getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ernesto Abraão hit a great ball. Flamengo Paranaense's Sidney de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustão Leite in the 87th minute of play. Faustão Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney de Queirós having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Pedro Carvalho got free with Sidney de Queirós in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sidney de Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, Osvaldo Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.