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Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 7175 (Terracing: 5383, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Corinthians's Geraldo Valladares 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. In the 6th match minute, Chelsea F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Mazza to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Augusto Pena, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 10th minute Remo Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Elias Sá ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabiano Reis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Frédson Paes kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Fabiano Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remo Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabiano Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Montenegro in the 25th minute of play. Fabiano Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remo Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Chelsea F. C.'s Remo Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabiano Reis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 35thth minute of the game Geraldo Valladares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelsea F. C.'s Gilmar Chaves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Geraldo Valladares might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gilmar Chaves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geraldo Valladares ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Chelsea F. C.'s Gilmar Chaves got control of the ball when Zé Paulo Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Chelsea F. C.'s Gilmar Chaves got control of the ball when Zé Paulo Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Remo Montenegro to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Corinthians booed when Chelsea F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabiano Reis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Remo Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute, Celso Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th match minute, Chelsea F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Bittencourt to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Remo Montenegro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fabiano Reis. The goal made the score 0-2. Fabiano Reis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Sá in the 73rd minute. Chelsea F. C.'s Gilmar Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo Magalhães in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chelsea F. C.'s goalkeeper Gilmar Chaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Corinthians's Fabiano Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remo Montenegro in the 80th minute of play. Remo Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Reis having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Corinthians's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Remo Montenegro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 85th match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horácio Correia to maneuver through the defense. The Chelsea F. C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.