League

Alexandria Arena
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hílton Novaes made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nando Novaes in the 4th minute of play forced Imperium MZC's goalkeeper Danilo Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Pirani in the 13th minute of play forced Imperium MZC's goalkeeper Danilo Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Elano Pirani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danilo Paranaense was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Danilo Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elano Pirani in the 23rd minute of the match. A collision led to Imperium MZC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Claudinho Furtado hit a great ball. When João de Godoi fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Imperium MZC's protests and gave João de Godoi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th match minute, Malicia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Paulo Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. If Elano Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, Elano Pirani made a precise shot to the right of Danilo Paranaense. Imperium MZC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Elano Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danilo Paranaense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elano Pirani in the 49th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Elano Pirani made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Nando Novaes 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. Breno de Toledo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Danilo Paranaense. Imperium MZC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Elano Pirani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Nando Novaes came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Malicia 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 Nando Novaes couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Pirani in the 69th minute of play forced Imperium MZC's goalkeeper Danilo Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Imperium MZC's goalkeeper Danilo Paranaense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nando Novaes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Pirani in the 76th minute of play forced Imperium MZC's goalkeeper Danilo Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danilo Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elano Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Nando Novaes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Danilo Paranaense having to make a save. A hard shot by Benjamim Dionísio from long distance, 86 minutes into the match, got Danilo Paranaense's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nando Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Danilo Paranaense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Claudinho Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Danilo Paranaense made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nando Novaes in the 96th minute. After a rather tough play, Imperium MZC's Gugu da Silveira got a free kick in the 96th minute.