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MORUMBI
Spectators: 7171 (Terracing: 5380, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luiz Fernando Nogueira kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Ivo Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute, Aníbal Severo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Braganca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Luiz Fernando Nogueira's late challenge caught a SÃO PAULO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fernando Nogueira helped the player get up and apologised. Luiz Fernando Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Hermínio Lago's late challenge caught a Braganca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hermínio Lago helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st match minute, SÃO PAULO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermínio Lago to maneuver through the defense. Oséas Azevedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edgard Lopes having to make a save. 26 minutes into the match, Belmiro Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgard Lopes. SÃO PAULO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Belmiro Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Edgard Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belmiro Barreto in the 30th minute of play. Edgard Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fernando Nogueira in the 32nd minute of play. Emílio Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorival Oliveira having to interfere.

When Belmiro Barreto came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Braganca 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 Belmiro Barreto couldn't finish the play. SÃO PAULO FC were furious when Hermínio Lago was red carded, 53 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Hermínio Lago kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute Oséas Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Belmiro Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Edgard Lopes made a huge save. Ivo Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Braganca's Edgard Lopes threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luiz Fernando Nogueira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 71st minute of the match, Luiz Fernando Nogueira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Edgard Lopes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 79th minute, Belmiro Barreto fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Edgard Lopes, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Montenegro in the 86th minute of play forced Braganca's goalkeeper Dorival Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Emílio Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the SÃO PAULO FC 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 Emílio Montenegro couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute, Braganca's Luiz Fernando Nogueira dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Braganca walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.