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Estádio da Montanha
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando de Lara started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Fernando de Lara 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Pedrinho Pires managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.C Corinthians Paulista's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedrinho Pires was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arí Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedrinho Pires in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arí Cruz saved Bento Gonçalves Futebol from getting behind. S.C Corinthians Paulista's Fernando de Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chiquinho Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arí Cruz having to interfere. Betinho Marinho charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Betinho Marinho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Betinho Marinho kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Arí Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Bento Gonçalves Futebol's Arí Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrinho Pires in the 29th minute of play. If Pedrinho Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Bento Gonçalves Futebol's zone, Pedrinho Pires stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arí Cruz came out of the goal and Pedrinho Pires tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Raí Simões ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arí Cruz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Rubens Marques made the kick off in the second half. Pedrinho Pires's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 51stth minute, Arí Cruz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rubens Marques charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rubens Marques the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute, Rubens Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arí Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando de Lara in the 60th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Fernando de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arí Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernando de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedrinho Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Bento Gonçalves Futebol's zone, Pedrinho Pires stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arí Cruz came out of the goal and Pedrinho Pires tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arí Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedrinho Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arí Cruz having to interfere. After 86 minutes, Fernando de Lara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.C Corinthians Paulista and the Bento Gonçalves Futebol players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, S.C Corinthians Paulista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando de Lara to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedrinho Pires got free with Arí Cruz in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of S.C Corinthians Paulista booed when Bento Gonçalves Futebol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubens Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Bento Gonçalves Futebol fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. S.C Corinthians Paulista were clearly better and deserved to take the win.