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Compadres de Raul
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelo Garcia started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes, Geovânio Gaúcho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gellesch and the CORINTHIANS players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gellesch's Geovânio Gaúcho got a free kick in the 6th minute. During the 8th minute of the match Geovânio Gaúcho completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Geovânio Gaúcho a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 12th minute, Luizinho Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelo Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Angelo Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Garcia in the 24th minute of play forced Gellesch's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramón Chaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Gellesch's João Adolfo Fontes got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Garcia in the 35th minute of play forced Gellesch's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fiori Mazza struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Luís Eduardo de Alcântara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CORINTHIANS. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Angelo Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. CORINTHIANS's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelo Garcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Eduardo de Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ramón Chaves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Eduardo de Alcântara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Gellesch's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Garcia came free, but Luís Eduardo de Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Garcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Eduardo de Alcântara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelo Garcia ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half CORINTHIANS were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After a defensive mix-up in Gellesch's zone, Fiori Mazza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Eduardo de Alcântara came out of the goal and Fiori Mazza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Angelo Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience held their breath when Pedro de Amaral in the 63rd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Sebastião Faria's left hand side. In the 66th match minute, Gellesch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Carlos da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Luís Eduardo de Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Garcia in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Gellesch's Luizinho Ramos got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 76th minute, Angelo Garcia 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. After some careless play in the CORINTHIANS defense, Pedro de Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastião Faria. The CORINTHIANS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastião Faria should have stopped the shot. The audience held their breath when Pedro de Amaral in the 85th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Sebastião Faria's left hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Angelo Garcia got free with Luís Eduardo de Alcântara in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Angelo Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Eduardo de Alcântara having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Angelo Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. CORINTHIANS's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelo Garcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Eduardo de Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.