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Estádio Comandahy
Spectators: 6892 (Terracing: 5080, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Fábio Toledo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Enrique Britto 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. Joel Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio Carlos de Lara having to interfere. Luisão Gaúcho charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luisão Gaúcho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The Ceará S.A fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Ceará S.A's Luiz Fábio Toledo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Ceará S.A's Luiz Fábio Toledo got a free kick in the 12th minute. Enrique Britto succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 15th playminute. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fábio Toledo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antônio Carlos de Lara was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Fábio Toledo in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antônio Carlos de Lara saved Corinthians2012 from getting behind. 31 minutes into the match, Luiz Fábio Toledo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antônio Carlos de Lara. Corinthians2012's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Fábio Toledo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fábio Toledo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antônio Carlos de Lara was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Enrique Britto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Germano Lira firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Joel Sampaio came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Ceará S.A 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 Joel Sampaio couldn't finish the play. After 47 played minutes Corinthians2012 got a freekick which was hit by Fellipe Ferreira. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ceará S.A's goalkeeper Germano Lira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Enrique Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Luiz Fábio Toledo sped through Corinthians2012's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Antônio Carlos de Lara. In the 67th minute, Luiz Fábio Toledo 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. Ceará S.A's Germano Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Britto in the 71st minute of play. In the 74th match minute, Ceará S.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulysses de Sousa to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the match, Ceará S.A's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseu Reis came free, but Germano Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Ceará S.A defense, Renatinho Moura kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Germano Lira. The Ceará S.A fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Germano Lira should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Eliseu Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corinthians2012's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliseu Reis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Germano Lira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ceará S.A's Germano Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renatinho Moura in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Ceará S.A's Luiz Fábio Toledo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antônio Carlos de Lara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luiz Fábio Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Umberto Paraibano kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. With his leg Antônio Carlos de Lara managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Ceará S.A's Luiz Fábio Toledo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Christian Prado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Germano Lira. Ceará S.A's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.