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Coliseu Paulista
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Tupandi's Andrézinho Cearense started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hugo Breckenfeld's late challenge caught a Tupandi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hugo Breckenfeld helped the player get up and apologised. Hugo Breckenfeld hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Sandro Pinheiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edvaldo Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrézinho Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 10thth minute of the game Andrézinho Cearense who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.Paulista's Edvaldo Sampaio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cássio Branco's late challenge caught a C.A.Paulista's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cássio Branco helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Tupandi getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Cássio Branco hit a great ball. Willian Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandro Pinheiro struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Edvaldo Sampaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tupandi. When Cássio Branco was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 26 minutes had been played. In the 27th minute, Cássio Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to C.A.Paulista getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Pedro Augusto Travassos hit a great ball. When Sandro Pinheiro came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Tupandi 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 Sandro Pinheiro couldn't finish the play. Sandro Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Álvaro Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Edvaldo Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandro Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tupandi's Álvaro Matos in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A.Paulista's goalie prevented a goal. If Sandro Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nelson Rodrigues made a kick off. In the 54th minute of the match C.A.Paulista got a corner. Tupandi's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kauan Garcia ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 54th match minute, Tupandi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrézinho Cearense to maneuver through the defense. Sandro Pinheiro struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Edvaldo Sampaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tupandi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sandro Pinheiro got free with Edvaldo Sampaio in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sandro Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Edvaldo Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edvaldo Sampaio made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Sandro Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. Edvaldo Sampaio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sandro Pinheiro in the 77th minute. With his leg Edvaldo Sampaio managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Tupandi's Sandro Pinheiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sandro Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Sampaio having to interfere. 84 minutes into the game, Andrézinho Cearense was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tupandi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A.Paulista the free kick. After a rather tough play, Tupandi's Andrézinho Cearense got a free kick in the 84th minute. Sandro Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Edvaldo Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Álvaro Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandro Pinheiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Edvaldo Sampaio made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sandro Pinheiro got free with Edvaldo Sampaio in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tupandi were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.