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Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) After 2 minutes, Rômulo Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SÂO BERNArDO FC and the São.Paulo .F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd minute, Rômulo Marinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Ciro Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Luís Sampaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. São.Paulo .F.C's Ciro Batista got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, São.Paulo .F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Rômulo Marinho came free, but Ediberto Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rômulo Marinho in the 14th minute of play forced São.Paulo .F.C's goalkeeper Ediberto Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Augusto de Andrade succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 18th playminute. SÂO BERNArDO FC's Rômulo Marinho got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If André Luís Sampaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vivaldo Maranhense during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of São.Paulo .F.C booed when SÂO BERNArDO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vivaldo Maranhense didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when André Luís Sampaio made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Augusto de Andrade in the 58th minute of play forced São.Paulo .F.C's goalkeeper Ediberto Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Augusto de Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Ediberto Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Aníbal Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in São.Paulo .F.C's zone, Zé Augusto de Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ediberto Pires came out of the goal and Zé Augusto de Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute Zé Augusto de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ediberto Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rômulo Marinho in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ediberto Pires saved São.Paulo .F.C from getting behind. Ediberto Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Augusto de Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean Bezerra having to interfere. Ciro Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Jean Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serginho Tasso kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SÂO BERNArDO FC's Serginho Tasso got a free kick in the 85th minute. André Luís Sampaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jean Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Zé Augusto de Andrade 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. Rômulo Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the São.Paulo .F.C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SÂO BERNArDO FC.