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Cristais Paulista FC
Spectators: 7195 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) Paulistano Futebol Clube's Raphael Travassos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cesinha Medeiros struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Armandinho Cordeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cristais Paulista F.C.. Cristian Sanches's late challenge caught a Cristais Paulista F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Sanches helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Paulistano Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cristian Sanches hit a great ball. In the 8th minute Afonsinho Chaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armandinho Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Marcinho Freire fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cristais Paulista F.C.'s protests and gave Marcinho Freire a yellow card for diving instead. If Cesinha Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Cesinha Medeiros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armandinho Cordeiro. Paulistano Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesinha Medeiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Aírton Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael Travassos in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphael Travassos in the 27th minute of play forced Cristais Paulista F.C.'s goalkeeper Aírton Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cacá Saraiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton Toledo having to interfere. Paulistano Futebol Clube's Cacá Saraiva got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When João Carlos Baptista fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paulistano Futebol Clube's protests and gave João Carlos Baptista a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th minute, one of Paulistano Futebol Clube:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Paulistano Futebol Clube. Paulistano Futebol Clube:s Armandinho Cordeiro showed great skill when he stopped Alexsandro Fonseca:s penalty. 40 minutes into the game, Cristais Paulista F.C.'s Alexsandro Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armandinho Cordeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 43rd minute, Nilmar Salles 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. When Geovani Garcia fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paulistano Futebol Clube's protests and gave Geovani Garcia a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Cristais Paulista F.C. booed when Paulistano Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovani Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when Afonsinho Chaves made the kick off in the second half. Armandinho Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonsinho Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armandinho Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonsinho Chaves in the 58th minute of the match. Nilmar Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armandinho Cordeiro having to interfere. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cristais Paulista F.C.'s goalkeeper Aírton Toledo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Cacá Saraiva 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. When Afonsinho Chaves came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Cristais Paulista F.C. 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 Afonsinho Chaves couldn't finish the play. Armandinho Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonsinho Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Geovani Garcia was shown his second yellow card after 77 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 78 played minutes Paulistano Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Geovani Garcia. Armandinho Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonsinho Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Afonsinho Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonsinho Chaves in the 89th minute of play forced Paulistano Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Armandinho Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Valério Coutinho fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cristais Paulista F.C.'s protests and gave Valério Coutinho a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 played minutes Cristais Paulista F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Valério Coutinho. Aírton Toledo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 96th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Carlinhos Maranhense. Cristais Paulista F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Paulistano Futebol Clube for a fine match.