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São Paulo Arena
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diguinho Fernandez got the match started through his kick off. Diguinho Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Danilo Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giggantes FC's Danilo Figueiredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Giggantes FC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Giggantes FC's Danilo Figueiredo got control of the ball when Marcinho Carvalho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12th minute, João Carlos Rosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ademar Fontes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ademar Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Diguinho Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Deivid Cunha during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of São Paulo FC booed when Giggantes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deivid Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diguinho Fernandez shot from long distance in the 22nd minute, but Danilo Figueiredo was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Marcinho Carvalho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Danilo Figueiredo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Diguinho Fernandez in the 25th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Danilo Figueiredo kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. If Diguinho Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Rosa in the 30th minute of play forced São Paulo FC's goalkeeper Ademar Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emílio Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Ademar Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the game, Juan de Senna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. São Paulo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Giggantes FC the free kick. The supporters of Giggantes FC booed when São Paulo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan de Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emílio Baiano hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the game, Emílio Baiano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ademar Fontes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Giggantes FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Yan Falcão hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Baiano in the 44th minute of play forced São Paulo FC's goalkeeper Ademar Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 played minutes São Paulo FC got a freekick which was hit by Marcinho Carvalho. João Carlos Rosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. João Carlos Rosa was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deivid Cunha in the 51st minute of play forced São Paulo FC's goalkeeper Ademar Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Yan Falcão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Giggantes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yan Falcão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ademar Fontes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Emílio Baiano could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Ademar Fontes however easily saved by the left post. Yan Falcão scored 1-3 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ademar Fontes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 62 minutes into the match, São Paulo FC's Diguinho Fernandez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Danilo Figueiredo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yan Falcão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Ademar Fontes made a huge save. The supporters of São Paulo FC booed when Giggantes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yan Falcão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ademar Fontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emílio Baiano in the 70th minute. When Deivid Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Giggantes 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 Deivid Cunha couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd match minute, Giggantes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Carlos Almeida to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Marcinho Carvalho 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 fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Emílio Baiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Giggantes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Baiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ademar Fontes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute João Carlos Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ademar Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emílio Baiano got free with Ademar Fontes in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the match, São Paulo FC's goalkeeper Ademar Fontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yan Falcão. Ademar Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deivid Cunha in the 84th minute of the match. Deivid Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Ademar Fontes made a huge save. After 91 minutes, Angelo Negri made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Giggantes FC's Danilo Figueiredo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Angelo Negri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danilo Figueiredo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.