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Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Osvaldo Ferreira made the kick off which started today's match. Aírton Bezerra hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the game, Dráuzio Paraíba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Frutal FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Internazionale the free kick. Dráuzio Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Dráuzio Meireles kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. With a little luck, Internazionale's Anselmo das Neves got control of the ball when Efraín Bacete tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Frutal FC's goalkeeper Alberto Queirós, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Toninho Pereira 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. Anselmo das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexandre Vides during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Toninho Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Queirós having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquín Ibañez got free with Alberto Queirós in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Artur Linhares kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efraín Bacete in the 59th minute of play forced Internazionale's goalkeeper Anselmo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Osvaldo Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Internazionale 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 Osvaldo Ferreira couldn't finish the play. Efraín Bacete hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Internazionale's Anselmo das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efraín Bacete in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Internazionale's goal looked a bit too open when Efraín Bacete came free, but Anselmo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Internazionale's Osvaldo Ferreira was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 70th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 77th minute Dráuzio Paraíba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Cosme Frichoso got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anselmo das Neves quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Artur Linhares kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Dráuzio Paraíba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Esteve Nesor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anselmo das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efraín Bacete in the 89th minute of the match. When Frutal FC's Efraín Bacete in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Internazionale's goalie prevented a goal. Anselmo das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráuzio Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Internazionale supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Internazionale would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.