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Estádio Soares
Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cipriano Cordeiro started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Araras getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Walmir Veloso hit a great ball. Cipriano Cordeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nilton de Mendonça. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cipriano Cordeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Betinho Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Nilton de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Várzea do Tamanduateí's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Cordeiro came free, but Nilton de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Várzea do Tamanduateí's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Moreira came free, but Nilton de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32ndth minute of the game Juvenal Baptista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Várzea do Tamanduateí's Nilton de Mendonça was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nilton de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Cordeiro in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Cipriano Cordeiro 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. Murillo Falcão kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Nilton de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Gilson Galvão made the kick off in the second half. Nilton de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juvenal Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Felipe Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Várzea do Tamanduateí defense, Walmir Veloso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilton de Mendonça. The Várzea do Tamanduateí fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilton de Mendonça should have stopped the shot. In the 62nd minute, Cipriano Cordeiro 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. Betinho Moreira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Nilton de Mendonça made a huge save. In the 65thth minute of the game Cipriano Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Várzea do Tamanduateí's Nilton de Mendonça was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgar de Queiroz during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juvenal Baptista was extremely unlucky when he, in the 72nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Betinho Moreira took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nilton de Mendonça. Nilton de Mendonça dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Gilson Galvão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobiasz Milko having to interfere. After having played for 80 minutes, Cipriano Cordeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Araras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cipriano Cordeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute, Eusébio da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 84 played minutes, Várzea do Tamanduateí's Guga Sampaio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tobiasz Milko came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Várzea do Tamanduateí reached it. Betinho Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cipriano Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Nilton de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute Cipriano Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilton de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Araras's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.