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Spectators: 6689 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 40) 3 minutes into the match, Caria SS's Juninho Moreno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vágner Gomes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Caria SS's Geovânio de Amaral got control of the ball when Adrianinho Urbano tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Caria SS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of São Paulo F.C:s goal. In the 12th minute Joélson Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vágner Gomes 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 João Augusto Coelho during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Caria SS getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. João Augusto Coelho hit a great ball. Vágner Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joélson Antunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, São Paulo F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Joélson Antunes came free, but Vágner Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Jorge Aguiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caria SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Aguiar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vágner Gomes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Adrianinho Urbano came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the São Paulo F.C 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 Adrianinho Urbano couldn't finish the play. Joélson Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vágner Gomes having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Geovânio de Amaral successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Joélson Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joélson Antunes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adrianinho Urbano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovânio de Amaral having to interfere. If Betão Trigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Betão Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Geovânio de Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juninho Moreno hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Adrianinho Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrianinho Urbano might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geovânio de Amaral. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrianinho Urbano ran back to his position shaking his head. Betão Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Geovânio de Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Adrianinho Urbano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Betão Trigo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jorge Aguiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vágner Gomes having to interfere. In the 81st minute Joélson Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vágner Gomes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. São Paulo F.C's Vágner Gomes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save São Paulo F.C from getting a goal against them. Caria SS's Jorge Aguiar got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. São Paulo F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.