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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamílton Massa got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Paulinho de Lara notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Corinthians's Natã Galvão. Natã Galvão was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 9 minutes into the match, Botafogo's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Donatello came free, but Marcelo Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Corinthians's Natã Galvão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulinho de Lara in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Donato Hoffmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Natã Galvão was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 15 minutes into the match, Donato Hoffmann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Natã Galvão. Corinthians's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donato Hoffmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After a rather tough play, Botafogo's Toninho de Souza got a free kick in the 20th minute. The supporters of Botafogo booed when Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrianinho Martins during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Adrianinho Martins got a free kick in the 26th minute. If Paulinho de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudinei Souto hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Paulinho de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulinho de Lara struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Natã Galvão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Botafogo. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudinei Souto during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes Botafogo got a freekick which was hit by Claudinei Souto. Ulysses Ferreira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcelo Toscano came out and tried to block the shot, but Ulysses Ferreira slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paulinho de Lara to strike the kick off in the second half. Donato Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Corinthians's Natã Galvão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulinho de Lara in the 56th minute of play. Dorian Oliveira charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dorian Oliveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorian Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. Donato Hoffmann scored 1-5 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Natã Galvão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Natã Galvão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho de Lara in the 63rd minute of play. Paulinho de Lara received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Natã Galvão came out and tried to block the shot, but Paulinho de Lara slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 67th minute. In the 73rd minute, Botafogo's Paulinho de Lara dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. The supporters of Corinthians booed when Botafogo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Hoffmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Natã Galvão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Natã Galvão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Marcelo Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder de Queirós in the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Botafogo's goal looked a bit too open when Hamílton Massa came free, but Marcelo Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Corinthians supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Botafogo's performance. The match ended with a win for Botafogo.