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Estádio Urtigueira
Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5444, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ricardo Siqueira started the match with the kick off. If Claudinho Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chicão Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Mangueira in the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Mangueira in the 14th minute of play forced Parnaiba FC's goalkeeper Chicão Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Travassos in the 17th minute of play forced Parnaiba FC's goalkeeper Chicão Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chicão Fonseca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricardo Mangueira's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. The supporters of Parnaiba FC booed when Josefina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Mangueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ricardo Siqueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frédson Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Siqueira in the 28th minute of the match. Ricardo Mangueira struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Chicão Fonseca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Josefina. Chicão Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Mangueira in the 35th minute of play. Chicão Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Travassos in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Mangueira in the 45th minute of play forced Parnaiba FC's goalkeeper Chicão Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ricardo Mangueira to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Pedro Luiz Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frédson Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Neto's late challenge caught a Josefina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco Neto helped the player get up and apologised. Josefina's Rafael Braga shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 61st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Chicão Fonseca but with some difficulty. Frédson Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Siqueira in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64thth minute of the game Ricardo Mangueira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Parnaiba FC's Chicão Fonseca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Claudinho Travassos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Josefina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudinho Travassos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Ricardo Siqueira made a precise shot to the right of Frédson Antunes. Josefina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Claudinho Travassos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chicão Fonseca having to interfere. Parnaiba FC's Francisco Neto got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Francisco Neto off the ground. 82 minutes into the match, Parnaiba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Mangueira came free, but Chicão Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Parnaiba FC's zone, Claudinho Travassos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chicão Fonseca came out of the goal and Claudinho Travassos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ricardo Mangueira did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Chicão Fonseca 96 minutes into the match. Josefina's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.