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Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Ramón Cosme made the kick off and thus started the match. Benjamin Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Emílio Cardozo fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São Paulo's protests and gave Emílio Cardozo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th match minute, São Paulo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Nacional Futebol Alagoas's Silas Pernambucano got control of the ball when Emílio Cardozo tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Emílio Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. São Paulo's Ramón Cosme got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. São Paulo's Herbert Svensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Coelho in the 19th minute of play. If Emílio Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Ramón Cosme sped through Nacional Futebol Alagoas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Silas Pernambucano. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Ramón Cosme managed to get in a good position for a shot. São Paulo's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramón Cosme was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silas Pernambucano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silas Pernambucano was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Ramón Cosme capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ramón Cosme really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When Emílio Cardozo came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the São Paulo 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 Emílio Cardozo couldn't finish the play. If Ramón Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ramón Cosme came up free with the goalie in the 49th minute, the São Paulo 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 Ramón Cosme couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dráusio Arósio made a kick off. If Emílio Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Silas Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. If Emílio Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 59 minutes of play, São Paulo's Ramón Cosme made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silas Pernambucano was left in no man's land by his defense there! 63 minutes into the match, Ramón Cosme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silas Pernambucano. Nacional Futebol Alagoas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramón Cosme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Silas Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Silas Pernambucano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ramón Cosme's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Ramón Cosme struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Silas Pernambucano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for São Paulo. 92 minutes into the match, Nacional Futebol Alagoas's goal looked a bit too open when Emílio Cardozo came free, but Silas Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silas Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramón Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The São Paulo fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when São Paulo's Emílio Cardozo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. São Paulo had played much better football throughout.