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Arena Iguaçu
Spectators: 7290 (Terracing: 5470, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Natanael Moreno kicked off to start the match. Romário Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Quiróz Arozamena sped through Iguaçu Football Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Álvaro Barbosa. Enéas Tróia charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enéas Tróia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Álvaro Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quiróz Arozamena in the 16th minute of play. Álvaro Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Peres, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Romário Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natanael Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Itaguacu's Quiróz Arozamena sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Álvaro Barbosa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Glauco Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Dé da Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Quiróz Arozamena in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Álvaro Barbosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Quiróz Arozamena got in the 42nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Álvaro Barbosa handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The Iguaçu Football Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Itaguacu were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Quiróz Arozamena was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Leonardo de Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alfredinho Andrade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Álvaro Barbosa was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The supporters of Itaguacu booed when Iguaçu Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fábio Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Iguaçu Football Club's Natanael Moreno got a free kick in the 66th minute. Álvaro Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quiróz Arozamena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the game, Cláudio Valle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iguaçu Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itaguacu the free kick. The supporters of Itaguacu booed when Iguaçu Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cláudio Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Quiróz Arozamena had several of the Iguaçu Football Club's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 71 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Álvaro Barbosa as he didn't even see the shot coming. When Quiróz Arozamena, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 74 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Álvaro Barbosa was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Leonardo de Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itaguacu's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonardo de Queiroz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Álvaro Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mauro Peres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Barbosa having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Mauro Peres left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Itaguacu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 91st minute, Quiróz Arozamena fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When Itaguacu's Quiróz Arozamena in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iguaçu Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 93rd minute, Luizinho Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Itaguacu's Quiróz Arozamena in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iguaçu Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. When the match was over Itaguacu could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Iguaçu Football Club throughout the match.