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Lajedao
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zé Roberto Aguiar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Afligidos's Tostão Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Romero in the 3rd minute of play. If Vitório Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Vitório Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Vitório Botelho notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Alvaro Rudolfo. Alvaro Rudolfo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 14th minute Fausto Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tostão Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fausto Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão Alagoano having to interfere. With a little luck, Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Alvaro Rudolfo got control of the ball when Zé Roberto Aguiar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fausto Romero in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tostão Alagoano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tostão Alagoano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Romero in the 26th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fausto Romero in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tostão Alagoano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Romero in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tostão Alagoano saved Afligidos from getting behind. Tostão Alagoano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Romero in the 32nd minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Marquez Padolles got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tostão Alagoano quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 34 minutes into the match, Coritiba Foot Ball Club's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alberto Araújo came free, but Alvaro Rudolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afligidos's Tostão Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquez Padolles in the 35th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Romero in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tostão Alagoano saved Afligidos from getting behind. Zé Roberto Aguiar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alvaro Rudolfo firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 40 minutes Coritiba Foot Ball Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carlos Alberto Araújo who took care of the corner kick. Vitório Botelho kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to Coritiba Foot Ball Club getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Gargasz hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Romero to make the kick off. Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Alvaro Rudolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Araújo in the 52nd minute of play. 56 minutes in the game Toninho Gomes did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Evaristo Montenegro. Tostão Alagoano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marquez Padolles, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The supporters of Afligidos booed when Coritiba Foot Ball Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvaro Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitório Botelho in the 61st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Fausto Romero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Alagoano was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Bernardo Pena was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. Afligidos:s Tostão Alagoano showed great skill when he stopped Marquez Padolles:s penalty. Fausto Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão Alagoano having to interfere. Fausto Romeros short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Tostão Alagoano to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Afligidos's goalkeeper Tostão Alagoano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Fausto Romero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Alagoano was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. A hard shot 75 in the game by Fausto Romero from a close distance when the talented Tostão Alagoano managed to make a qualified save. Afligidos's players were relieved. In the 78thth minute of the game Fausto Romero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Afligidos's Tostão Alagoano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zé Roberto Aguiar kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. A hard shot by Carlos Eduardo Dracena from long distance, 81 minutes into the match, got Tostão Alagoano's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Fausto Romero who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Tostão Alagoano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some careless play in the Afligidos defense, Fausto Romero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tostão Alagoano. The Afligidos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tostão Alagoano should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute, Evaristo Montenegro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tostão Alagoano. The goal made the score 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Romero in the 91st minute of play forced Afligidos's goalkeeper Tostão Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Afligidos's Tostão Alagoano got control of the ball when Fausto Romero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fausto Romero who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 96thth minute tested the skills of Tostão Alagoano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fausto Romero's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 97thth minute, Tostão Alagoano skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Coritiba Foot Ball Club's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.