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Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Internazionale's Arlindo Sabóia 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. Fellipe Loureiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arlindo Sabóia in the 5th minute of the match. Arlindo Sabóia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fellipe Loureiro having to interfere. Daniel Magalhãess short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Fellipe Loureiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arlindo Sabóia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fellipe Loureiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th match minute, Beneficente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cléberson da Mata to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Beneficente's goal looked a bit too open when Arlindo Sabóia came free, but Fellipe Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fellipe Loureiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arlindo Sabóia's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Fellipe Loureiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arlindo Sabóia went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Osvaldinho Leão kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Fellipe Loureiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arlindo Sabóia in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Beneficente's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arlindo Sabóia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Arlindo Sabóia struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Fellipe Loureiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Internazionale. Internazionale's Léo de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro Almeida in the 45th minute of play. Beneficente were awarded a corner in the 51th minute after Internazionale's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcinho da Costa took the corner. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After a defensive mix-up in Beneficente's zone, Osvaldinho Leão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fellipe Loureiro came out of the goal and Osvaldinho Leão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Beneficente getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Délio Guedes hit a great ball. Arlindo Sabóia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Beneficente's Fellipe Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arlindo Sabóia in the 63rd minute of play. Cléberson da Mata hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Cléberson da Mata hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Arlindo Sabóia struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Fellipe Loureiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Internazionale. Daniel Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fellipe Loureiro having to interfere. Marcinho da Costa's late challenge caught a Internazionale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcinho da Costa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Internazionale booed when Beneficente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcinho da Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arlindo Sabóia scored 2-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fellipe Loureiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Internazionale's Arlindo Sabóia in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Beneficente's goalie prevented a goal. When Daniel Magalhães came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Internazionale 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 Daniel Magalhães couldn't finish the play. If Daniel Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Arlindo Sabóia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fellipe Loureiro was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Manuel Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Léo de Carvalho having to interfere. When Manuel Garcia came up free with the goalie in the 100th minute, the Beneficente 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 Manuel Garcia couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Beneficente players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Internazionale.