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Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dennis Zarrella got the match started through his kick off. Dennis Zarrella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Basílio da Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Kiko Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. SÃO PAULO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kiko Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basílio da Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Augusto Mazza's late challenge caught a SÃO PAULO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Augusto Mazza helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SÃO PAULO FC booed when Xuripa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Augusto Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Basílio da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Zarrella, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute Dennis Zarrella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio da Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Xuripa's zone, Dennis Zarrella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basílio da Fonseca came out of the goal and Dennis Zarrella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Almir Cavalcante fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xuripa's protests and gave Almir Cavalcante a yellow card for diving instead. Tony Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tony Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th minute, Tony Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diguinho Bittencourt's late challenge caught a Xuripa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diguinho Bittencourt helped the player get up and apologised. When Dennis Zarrella came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the SÃO PAULO FC 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 Dennis Zarrella couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Dennis Zarrella managed to get in a good position for a shot. SÃO PAULO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dennis Zarrella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basílio da Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Romário Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Augusto Mazza, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 39 minutes into the game, Xuripa's Ramiro Soares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Romário Brasil made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Ramiro Soares, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 48 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Romário Brasil was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After some careless play in the Xuripa defense, Dennis Zarrella kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Basílio da Fonseca. The Xuripa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Basílio da Fonseca should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Augusto Mazza got free with Romário Brasil in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 62 minutes, Dennis Zarrella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SÃO PAULO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis Zarrella 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 63rd match minute, Xuripa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Senna to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 65 minutes, Dennis Zarrella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SÃO PAULO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis Zarrella was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ramiro Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romário Brasil having to interfere. After having played for 73 minutes, Ramiro Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xuripa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramiro Soares 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 83rd minute, Orlando Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramiro Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romário Brasil having to interfere. 92 minutes into the game, Dennis Zarrella was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SÃO PAULO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xuripa the free kick. Dennis Zarrella hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiro Soares got free with Romário Brasil in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the SÃO PAULO FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.