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Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Linares got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes Madridista FC got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Rocha. Luís Linares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Wágner Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Roberto Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renato Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joélson de Senna during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wágner Freire could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Abel Amorim made a huge save. Zézinho Prata charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zézinho Prata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Madridista FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Zézinho Prata hit a great ball. After having played for 24 minutes, Luís Linares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Linares 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 27th minute Toninho Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Roberto Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Madridista FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Toninho Barros hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Toninho Barros notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Corinthians's Zé Roberto Valle. Zé Roberto Valle was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ciro Hermes kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Joélson de Senna was shown his second yellow card after 37 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Joélson de Senna hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Luís Linares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Abel Amorim made a huge save. After having played for 44 minutes, Luís Linares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Linares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toninho Barros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Roberto Valle having to make a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Luís Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Amorim having to interfere. Enrique Rocha shot from long distance in the 55th minute, but Zé Roberto Valle was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. If Wágner Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Linares in the 59th minute of play forced Madridista FC's goalkeeper Abel Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toninho Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Luís Linares scored 1-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abel Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 76 minutes, Bruninho Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Corinthians and the Madridista FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bruninho Pinheiro hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Abel Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Linares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Freire in the 83rd minute of the match. Abel Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wágner Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Toninho Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Zé Roberto Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toninho Barross short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Zé Roberto Valle to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 90 minutes, Renato Meirelles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Madridista FC and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Madridista FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Renato Meirelles hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Wágner Freire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Renato Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.