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Grêmio Arena Augusto
Spectators: 7290 (Terracing: 5470, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Edson de Lima started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in São Paulo Futebol Clube's zone, Claudiu Suciu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fellipe Veiga came out of the goal and Claudiu Suciu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fellipe Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauan Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Kauan Cardozo struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Fellipe Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Futebol Clube Trojaner. In the 10th minute Kauan Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fellipe Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute of the match Futebol Clube Trojaner got a corner. São Paulo Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dorival Linhares ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Dorival Linhares almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but São Paulo Futebol Clube's Fellipe Veiga did a great save. After 19 minutes of play, São Paulo Futebol Clube's Edson de Lima made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tostão Britto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armandinho de Lara made in the 30th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Hernani Alcântara however managed to control. Fellipe Veiga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kauan Cardozo's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Valdir Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Kauan Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Futebol Clube Trojaner's supporters rose to their feet, but Kauan Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fellipe Veiga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th minute Valdir Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fellipe Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Cardozo in the 43rd minute of play forced São Paulo Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Fellipe Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Futebol Clube Trojaner's Valdir Lopez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fellipe Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Futebol Clube Trojaner's Kauan Cardozo got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kauan Cardozo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Edson de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tostão Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 56 played minutes São Paulo Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Arnaldo Teles. Armandinho de Lara made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Futebol Clube Trojaner's Belchior Cavalcante. In the 59th minute, Belchior Cavalcante made a precise shot to the right of Fellipe Veiga. São Paulo Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Fellipe Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kauan Cardozo in the 70th minute of the match. Kauan Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fellipe Veiga having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Valdir Lopez suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Arnaldo Teles fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São Paulo Futebol Clube's protests and gave Arnaldo Teles a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to São Paulo Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Arnaldo Teles hit a great ball. When Kauan Cardozo fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Futebol Clube Trojaner's protests and gave Kauan Cardozo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of São Paulo Futebol Clube booed when Futebol Clube Trojaner was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kauan Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teodoro Neves struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Tostão Britto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for São Paulo Futebol Clube. Belchior Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Teodoro Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Tostão Britto made a huge save. São Paulo Futebol Clube's Fellipe Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kauan Cardozo in the 91st minute of play. São Paulo Futebol Clube's Fellipe Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudiu Suciu in the 92nd minute of play. There was no doubt that Futebol Clube Trojaner were the better team. Futebol Clube Trojaner's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.