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Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dragão Carioca F. C.'s Diguinho de Amaral 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. Thanks to some nice moves Juvenal Bittencourt could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Giovani Damião however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Dragão Carioca F. C.'s Anselmo Mandrak got a free kick in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Dragão Carioca F. C.'s goalkeeper Giovani Damião had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juvenal Bittencourt. If Diguinho de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrézinho do Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diguinho de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gugu Duarte during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Corinthians getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Gugu Duarte hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafinha Rocha in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrézinho do Vale saved SC Corinthians from getting behind. In the 29th minute, Beto Branco 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. Oséias Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Rafinha Rocha notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SC Corinthians's Andrézinho do Vale. Andrézinho do Vale was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Beto Branco to make the kick off. Giovani Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juvenal Bittencourt in the 52nd minute of the match. Juvenal Bittencourt scored 1-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giovani Damião, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of SC Corinthians:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Dragão Carioca F. C.:s goal. SC Corinthians's Andrézinho do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diguinho de Amaral in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute Juvenal Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovani Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafinha Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gugu Duarte struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Giovani Damião didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Corinthians. After 90 minutes, Luís Eduardo Brito mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dragão Carioca F. C. and the SC Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th minute, Luís Eduardo Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Dragão Carioca F. C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.