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Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) SÃO PAULO FC's Dennis Zarrella started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Dennis Zarrella came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the SÃO PAULO FC 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 Dennis Zarrella couldn't finish the play. In the 9th minute, Genílson Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romário Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Fernando Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeca Nogueira during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute, Zeca Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romário Brasil stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Fernando Leme's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. SÃO PAULO FC's Romário Brasil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Fernando Leme in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Flávio Freitas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Romário Brasil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kiko Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute, Carlos Fernando Leme made a precise shot to the right of Romário Brasil. SÃO PAULO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Willian de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kiko Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute of the match SÃO PAULO FC got a corner. Zerozinho Youth's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Genílson Barreto ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Zerozinho Youth fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Zerozinho Youth's Carlos Fernando Leme looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kiko Valadares charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kiko Valadares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 48th match minute, SÃO PAULO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kiko Valadares to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Fernando Leme stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes in the game, Flávio Freitas fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Romário Brasil having to interfere. If Dennis Zarrella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to SÃO PAULO FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Claudinei de Almeida hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Percy Secco during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Zerozinho Youth getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Percy Secco hit a great ball. Percy Secco got his second yellow card in the match during the 63rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Zerozinho Youth's Carlos Fernando Leme was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 66th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a rather tough play, Zerozinho Youth's Beto Peixoto got a free kick in the 69th minute. Dennis Zarrella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Willian de Lima having to interfere. When Flávio Freitas came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Zerozinho Youth 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 Flávio Freitas couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, Flávio Freitas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Romário Brasil. The goal made the score 0-6. SÃO PAULO FC's Dennis Zarrella got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 94 played minutes Zerozinho Youth got a freekick which was hit by Flávio Freitas. 95 minutes into the match, Zerozinho Youth's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Zarrella came free, but Willian de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Zerozinho Youth eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.