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Porteira
Spectators: 6669 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Juan de Castro made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Téo Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vila Valqueire United's supporters rose to their feet, but Téo Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luciano Sampaio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luciano Sampaio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almir Novaes in the 9th minute of play. After having played for 15 minutes, Jonathan Berger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. São Paulo F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Berger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 16th match minute, Vila Valqueire United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilton Lima to maneuver through the defense. São Paulo F.C's Luciano Sampaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Novaes in the 25th minute of play. Téo Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Luciano Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar Nunes having to interfere. After 30 minutes of play, São Paulo F.C's Juan de Castro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilmar Nunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luciano Sampaio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almir Novaes in the 36th minute of play. Téo Seco struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Luciano Sampaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vila Valqueire United. Almir Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Dionísio hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Almir Novaes struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Luciano Sampaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vila Valqueire United. After having played for 47 minutes, Téo Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vila Valqueire United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Téo Seco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Almir Novaes made a kick off. If Jonathan Berger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Téo Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Luciano Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Téo Seco 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. Nilmar Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Pedro Gomes's late challenge caught a São Paulo F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Pedro Gomes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Vila Valqueire United getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Zé Pedro Gomes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Lima in the 70th minute of play forced Vila Valqueire United's goalkeeper Nilmar Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caio de Carvalho hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Juan de Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The São Paulo F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The supporters of São Paulo F.C booed when Vila Valqueire United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiaguinho Gomes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81stth minute of the game Jonathan Berger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vila Valqueire United's Nilmar Nunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dorival Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar Nunes having to interfere. Téo Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Luciano Sampaio made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Berger in the 93rd minute of play forced Vila Valqueire United's goalkeeper Nilmar Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar Nunes having to interfere. Jonathan Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar Nunes having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. São Paulo F.C had won after a very even match.