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Arena Paquetá
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomasz Bakes got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomasz Bakes got free with Ignacio Llinares in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Décio Vergílio kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. When Tomasz Bakes came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Empate Esporte Clube 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 Tomasz Bakes couldn't finish the play. Váldson Loyola kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niculae Marioteanu in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Osvaldo Abraão saved Empate Esporte Clube from getting behind. Ignacio Llinares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Jesus Espinace in the 15th minute of the match. Rui Vander kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Décio Vergílio hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Jesus Espinace in the 22nd minute of play forced GUARULHOS FC's goalkeeper Ignacio Llinares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Empate Esporte Clube were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after GUARULHOS FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomasz Bakes took the corner. The corner led Empate Esporte Clube's Moisés Recife to a score. 1-0 in the 24th minute. Ignacio Llinares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frédson Domingues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldo Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Vander in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of Empate Esporte Clube booed when GUARULHOS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Décio Vergílio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osvaldo Abraão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rui Vander went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Osvaldo Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Galbarruri in the 44th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rúben Dias during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Rúben Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute of the match Alvaro Galbarruri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Osvaldo Abraão showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With 48 minutes on the clock, Marco Hargart commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 48 minutes into the game, one of Empate Esporte Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rui Vander to make the kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Horacio Jesus Espinace managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Empate Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horacio Jesus Espinace was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Empate Esporte Clube's Osvaldo Abraão got control of the ball when Rui Vander tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dieguinho da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After some careless play in the GUARULHOS FC defense, Frédson Domingues kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ignacio Llinares. The GUARULHOS FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ignacio Llinares should have stopped the shot. After 72 minutes, Dieguinho da Rocha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GUARULHOS FC and the Empate Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Empate Esporte Clube booed when GUARULHOS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dieguinho da Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. GUARULHOS FC's Ignacio Llinares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frédson Domingues in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute Rui Vander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldo Abraão didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 86th minute, which inside left pole to 2-3. Ignacio Llinares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frédson Domingues in the 91st minute of play. Osvaldo Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Galbarruri in the 92nd minute of the match. Osvaldo Abraão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niculae Marioteanu's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The Empate Esporte Clube supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching GUARULHOS FC's performance. The match ended with a win for GUARULHOS FC.