League

Morumbi Stadium
Spectators: 7390 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 150) In the 6th minute Adam Encuțescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Bianco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 played minutes São Paulo Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Sandro Vander. Arturo Bianco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luiz das Neves in the 8th minute of play. São Paulo Futebol Clube's Arturo Bianco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boudewijn De Mijer in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of Cascavel booed when São Paulo Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, Adam Encuțescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arturo Bianco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Boudewijn De Mijer hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Arturo Bianco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boudewijn De Mijer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arturo Bianco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enio Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 37 minutes of play, Cascavel's Adam Encuțescu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arturo Bianco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Enio Marquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 42 minutes, Boudewijn De Mijer made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. São Paulo Futebol Clube's Arturo Bianco tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Valério Furlan took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arturo Bianco. Arturo Bianco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After the first half Cascavel were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Encuțescu to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boudewijn De Mijer got free with Arturo Bianco in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, São Paulo Futebol Clube's Arturo Bianco got control of the ball when Boudewijn De Mijer tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute, São Paulo Futebol Clube's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Boudewijn De Mijer fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Arturo Bianco was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Boudewijn De Mijer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Boudewijn De Mijer really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. A collision led to São Paulo Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Celso Moreno hit a great ball. Arturo Bianco made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Boudewijn De Mijer sent off a good shot on target. Arturo Bianco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Milan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enio Marquez in the 68th minute of play forced São Paulo Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Arturo Bianco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, São Paulo Futebol Clube's Arturo Bianco got control of the ball when Boudewijn De Mijer tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Deivid Furlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mazinho Gaúcho was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, São Paulo Futebol Clube's Abelardo Sá got a free kick in the 77th minute. The supporters of São Paulo Futebol Clube booed when Cascavel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Brodel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 played minutes São Paulo Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Celso Moreno. If Valério Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Enio Marquez came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Cascavel 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 Enio Marquez couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Encuțescu got free with Arturo Bianco in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arturo Bianco was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Enio Marquez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Enio Marquez really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. After 92 minutes, Celso Moreno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São Paulo Futebol Clube and the Cascavel players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Adam Encuțescu sped through São Paulo Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arturo Bianco. The São Paulo Futebol Clube fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cascavel were clearly better and deserved to take the win.