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Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 5315 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 15) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diogo Baptista took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pegasus FC's zone, Tião Guimarães stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guga Abreu came out of the goal and Tião Guimarães tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Edmílson de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovani de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anísio Neves during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anísio Neves hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. When Ronaldinho Soeiro fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pegasus FC's protests and gave Ronaldinho Soeiro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pegasus FC's Ronaldinho Soeiro got a free kick in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Pegasus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Baptista came free, but Guga Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tião Guimarães took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guga Abreu. Guga Abreu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Giovani de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the game, João Carlos Costa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pegasus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians the free kick. In the 36th minute, João Carlos Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pegasus FC's Guga Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Goiano in the 37th minute of play. Guga Abreu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diogo Baptista in the 41st minute. When Edmílson de Senna fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pegasus FC's protests and gave Edmílson de Senna a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, Edmílson de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fellipe Mota took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giovani de Azevedo. Giovani de Azevedo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anísio Neves to make the kick off. Diogo Baptista's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guga Abreu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 68th minute, João Carlos Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Anísio Neves came free, but Giovani de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldinho Soeiro made in the 77th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Edmílson de Senna. Corinthians's Giovani de Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Corinthians from getting a goal against them. When Corinthians's Diogo Baptista in 80 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Guga Abreu guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 83 minutes of play, Corinthians's Tião Guimarães made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guga Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giovani de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anísio Neves in the 87th minute of the match. Guga Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Baptista in the 91st minute of the match. After 95 played minutes Pegasus FC got a freekick which was hit by Edmílson de Senna. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.