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Chiba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mauro Queiroz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Maria do Valle got free with Thomás Abraão in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 15th minute, Ediberto Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Pedro Luiz Matorin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Chiba's Ediberto Medeiros got his second yellow card of the match in the 22nd minute. The referee ordered Ediberto Medeiros off the ground. In the 23rd minute of the match Gilberto Marinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noel Madureira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nildo Vargas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thomás Abraão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Luiz Matorin in the 29th minute. Pedro Luiz Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Thomás Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Maria do Valle hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Noel Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nildo Vargas in the 36th minute of the match. José Maria do Valle hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Pedro Luiz Matorin scored 2-0 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomás Abraão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Luiz Matorin to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Pedro Luiz Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomás Abraão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Luiz Matorin's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Pedro Luiz Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Abraão having to interfere. Thomás Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luiz Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Pedro Luiz Matorin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dráusio de Medeiros hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Thomás Abraão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Luiz Matorin's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. After 74 played minutes Chiba got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Luiz Matorin. When Cléber Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Chiba 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 Cléber Nogueira couldn't finish the play. Nilmar Bastos scored 4-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomás Abraão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Chiba booed when The Wolfs FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chiba's Pedro Luiz Matorin got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Júlio Ferreira fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 93rd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. In the 95thth minute of the game Pedro Luiz Matorin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Wolfs FC's Thomás Abraão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.