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Estádio Cascavel
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1625, VIP seats: 60) Abelardo Sá made the kick off and thus started the match. After 5 minutes, Deivid Furlan made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Cascavel's Mazinho Gaúcho tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 11 minutes into the match, São Paulo Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Encuțescu came free, but Arturo Bianco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amadeu Quintal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Arturo Bianco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Adam Encuțescu in the 19th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Arturo Bianco kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. A collision led to São Paulo Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Frederico Custódio hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Cascavel's Amadeu Quintal got a free kick in the 22nd minute. When Yuri Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 27th 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 Yuri Paraibano couldn't finish the play. Cascavel's Ismael Paraibano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eduardo de Toledo, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Arturo Bianco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Encuțescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Arturo Bianco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Encuțescu in the 38th minute of the match. If Adam Encuțescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 42nd minute, Valério Furlan made a precise shot to the right of Arturo Bianco. São Paulo Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Arturo Bianco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Encuțescu in the 45th minute of play. Arturo Bianco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Encuțescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adam Encuțescu was the one to do the kick off. Arturo Bianco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Encuțescu in the 52nd minute of play. Arturo Bianco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Encuțescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo de Toledo's late challenge caught a Cascavel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduardo de Toledo helped the player get up and apologised. Arturo Bianco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovanni Castro in the 65th 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. When Guilherme Abudi fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São Paulo Futebol Clube's protests and gave Guilherme Abudi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to São Paulo Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Guilherme Abudi hit a great ball. Arturo Bianco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boudewijn De Mijer, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adam Encuțescu in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arturo Bianco saved São Paulo Futebol Clube from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filip Milan in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arturo Bianco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yuri Paraibano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Arturo Bianco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the game, Cascavel's Adam Encuțescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arturo Bianco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boudewijn De Mijer in the 88th 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. 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. In the 92nd minute, Boudewijn De Mijer 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 4-1.