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Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Carlinhos Bezerra started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Umberto Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Bezerra in the 4th minute of the match. If Luís Paulo Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Luiz Guilherme Prata came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the CORINTHIANS-BR 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 Luiz Guilherme Prata couldn't finish the play. Frederico Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Guilherme Prata in the 10th minute of the match. Luís Paulo Salgado succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 11th playminute. Zeca Oliveira scored 1-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Frederico Cabral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. CORINTHIANS-BR's Umberto Teixeira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save CORINTHIANS-BR from getting a goal against them. Luiz Guilherme Prata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Luís Paulo Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frederico Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Oliveira in the 32nd minute of the match. Zeca Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederico Cabral having to interfere. Luís Paulo Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umberto Teixeira having to interfere. In the 45th minute Luiz Guilherme Prata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederico Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half CORINTHIANS-BR were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Luiz Guilherme Prata made the kick off in the second half. Frederico Cabral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeca Oliveira's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. The supporters of CORINTHIANS-BR booed when Golden Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano de Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zeca Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Frederico Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frederico Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Oliveira in the 69th minute of the match. Golden Warriors's Frederico Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Guilherme Prata in the 75th minute of play. Zeca Oliveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Frederico Cabral made a huge save. The supporters of CORINTHIANS-BR booed when Golden Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano de Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Golden Warriors's goalkeeper Frederico Cabral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zeca Oliveira. If Luiz Guilherme Prata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luiz Guilherme Prata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walmir de Barros charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walmir de Barros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CORINTHIANS-BR walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.