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Estádio Assarai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mário Jacinto made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Frédson Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Corinthians fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Zé Pedro Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Travassos in the 8th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Travassos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Pedro Leite. Fluminense FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Travassos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Zé Pedro Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iuri Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jailson Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Travassos in the 17th minute of play forced Fluminense FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enéas Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão Paiva in the 19th minute of play. After 25 played minutes Fluminense FC got a freekick which was hit by Jailson Reis. When Arnaldo Travassos came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Corinthians 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 Arnaldo Travassos couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Fluminense FC defense, Arnaldo Travassos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Pedro Leite. The Fluminense FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Pedro Leite should have stopped the shot. In the 41st minute, Iuri Abreu made a precise shot to the right of Zé Pedro Leite. Fluminense FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnaldo Travassos was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Travassos in the 52nd minute of play forced Fluminense FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Arnaldo Travassos hit a great ball. After 54 played minutes Fluminense FC got a freekick which was hit by Betão Paiva. 55 minutes into the game, Corinthians's Iuri Abreu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zé Pedro Leite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. The long shot by Luisão de Salles in the 58th minute really tested Zé Pedro Leite's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Iuri Abreu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zé Pedro Leite. That made the score 0-7 in the 59 minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Marcinho Saldanha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Pedro Leite. Fluminense FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcinho Saldanha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. 66 minutes into the game, Corinthians's Tarcisio Antunes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zé Pedro Leite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. Zé Pedro Leite was a little too slow when Iuri Abreu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-10. The supporters of Corinthians booed when Fluminense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário Jacinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zé Pedro Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iuri Abreu in the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute of the match Noel Quintal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Pedro Leite showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 77th match minute, Fluminense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romário Falcão to maneuver through the defense. Zé Pedro Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iuri Abreu in the 80th minute of play. Zé Pedro Leite made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iuri Abreu in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Fluminense FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Leite had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcinho Saldanha. Zé Pedro Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iuri Abreu in the 91st minute of the match. 92 minutes into the game, Zé Augusto Paraíba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fluminense FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians the free kick. The supporters of Corinthians booed when Fluminense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Augusto Paraíba didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iuri Abreu got free with Zé Pedro Leite in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Corinthians's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.