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Spectators: 7091 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomás Linhares started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Nildo Rosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filipe Coelho might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Gaspar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filipe Coelho ran back to his position shaking his head. Valdomiro Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Thiago Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of F C São Paulo booed when Nordestina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tony Teles was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 17th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Kléber França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Thiago Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nordestina's Valdomiro Guimarães got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, F C São Paulo's Wilian Diniz got a free kick in the 24th minute. Thiago Gaspar acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 24th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Filipe Coelho. Thiago Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Melo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Valdomiro Guimarães could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Thiago Gaspar made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Oséias Tande managed to get in a good position for a shot. F C São Paulo's supporters rose to their feet, but Oséias Tande was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Válter Proença breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 45 minutes into the match, Tomás Linhares notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Nordestina's Válter Proença. Válter Proença was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Kléber França made the kick off in the second half. Thiago Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléber França, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Oséias Tande who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Válter Proença when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Valdomiro Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Thiago Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oséias Tande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Carlos Alberto Guimarães fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nordestina's protests and gave Carlos Alberto Guimarães a yellow card for diving instead. After 78 played minutes Nordestina got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Alberto Guimarães. 79 minutes in the game, Oséias Tande dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After having played for 91 minutes, Valdomiro Guimarães managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nordestina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valdomiro Guimarães was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 98th minute Tomás Linhares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Válter Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.