League

Sucatinga
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Pato Branco's Celsinho Bezerra 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. Tiaguinho Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Bezerra in the 11th minute of play forced Sucatinga's goalkeeper Clemente Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Elano Netto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Egídio Mello came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Sucatinga 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 Egídio Mello couldn't finish the play. Celsinho Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Lopez having to interfere. Elano Netto scored 0-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Clemente Lopez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Egídio Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiaguinho Valle having to interfere. When Rubinho Novaes fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sucatinga's protests and gave Rubinho Novaes a yellow card for diving instead. Rubinho Novaes hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute Celsinho Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celsinho Bezerra in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clemente Lopez saved Sucatinga from getting behind. Ronaldinho Alcântara hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Clemente Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elano Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Guilherme Abreu's late challenge caught a Pato Branco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guilherme Abreu helped the player get up and apologised. Guilherme Abreu hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Elano Netto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Clemente Lopez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Custódio in the 63rd minute of play forced Pato Branco's goalkeeper Tiaguinho Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guilherme Abreu was shown his second yellow card after 69 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Guilherme Abreu kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Álvaro Corrêa shot from long distance in the 70th minute, but Clemente Lopez was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Pato Branco's Tiaguinho Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egídio Mello in the 77th minute of play. Tiaguinho Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egídio Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sucatinga getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Leonardo Custódio hit a great ball. Egídio Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pato Branco's Elano Netto got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sucatinga's Clemente Lopez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Sucatinga from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Bezerra in the 93rd minute of play forced Sucatinga's goalkeeper Clemente Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Pato Branco were awarded a corner. Álvaro Corrêa went to the cornerflag to take it. The Sucatinga fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pato Branco were clearly better and deserved to take the win.