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Estádio Valente
Spectators: 7070 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 10) In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Anselmo Paraibano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Carneiro in the 8th minute of play forced S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Anselmo Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorginho Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurinho Sampaio in the 10th minute of play. Maurinho Sampaio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorginho Prata read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Léo de Souza struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Anselmo Paraibano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valente FC. In the 21st minute of the match, Lino Carneiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Anselmo Paraibano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Anselmo Paraibano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Léo de Souza went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Lino Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, Lúcio Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Nilson Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's supporters rose to their feet, but Nilson Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorginho Prata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Léo de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Léo de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 48th minute Nico Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Paraibano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 55th minute, Renan Pena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anselmo Paraibano was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Valente FC's goalkeeper Jorginho Prata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Léo de Souza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anselmo Paraibano. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Léo de Souza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Anselmo Paraibano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Augusto Sarmento in the 74th minute of play. Maurinho Sampaio struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Jorginho Prata didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.C. Corinthians Paulista. Anselmo Paraibano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Jorginho Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurinho Sampaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Maurinho Sampaio 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. The audience was convinced that Maurinho Sampaio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorginho Prata was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo de Souza in the 97th minute of play forced S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Anselmo Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.