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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Simões in the 5th minute of play forced HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's goalkeeper Conrado Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Carlos Alberto de Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Paulo Bezerra's late challenge caught a corinthians's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Paulo Bezerra helped the player get up and apologised. Luís Paulo Bezerra hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Josué Duarte fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's protests and gave Josué Duarte a yellow card for diving instead. Josué Duarte hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Carlos Alberto de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado Pitta having to interfere. After having played for 21 minutes, Kauan Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kauan Simões was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Kauan Simões came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the corinthians 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 Kauan Simões couldn't finish the play. corinthians were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernandinho Vidal took the corner. José Vítor Paraibano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado Pitta having to interfere. After a rather tough play, corinthians's José Vítor Paraibano got a free kick in the 35th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, José Vítor Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot. corinthians's supporters rose to their feet, but José Vítor Paraibano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conrado Pitta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Carlos Alberto de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Conrado Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauan Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Kauan Simões came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the corinthians 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 Kauan Simões couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cido Couto to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Carlos Alberto de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Alberto de Sena 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 54th minute José Vítor Paraibano clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. Luís Paulo Bezerra got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 55 played minutes HUDDERSFIELD TOWN got a freekick which was hit by Luís Paulo Bezerra. In the 58th minute, Josué Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Conrado Pitta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Alberto de Sena in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Kauan Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. corinthians's supporters rose to their feet, but Kauan Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conrado Pitta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dinei Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Josué Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute of the match Fernandinho Vidal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Conrado Pitta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 70th minute, Carlos Alberto de Sena 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. After a rather tough play, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's Cido Couto got a free kick in the 72nd minute. If Erasmo Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's Conrado Pitta got control of the ball when Carlos Alberto de Sena tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute, Erasmo Favoretto fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Conrado Pitta, passed just outside the right post. Carlos Alberto de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Carlos Alberto de Sena fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A hard shot 84 in the game by Kauan Simões from a close distance when the talented Conrado Pitta managed to make a qualified save. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's players were relieved. If Kauan Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's zone, Carlos Alberto de Sena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Conrado Pitta came out of the goal and Carlos Alberto de Sena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Fábio Prata came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the corinthians 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 Fábio Prata couldn't finish the play. Carlos Alberto de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Conrado Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Conrado Pitta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Alberto de Sena in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind HUDDERSFIELD TOWN's goalkeeper Conrado Pitta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. corinthians were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing HUDDERSFIELD TOWN to leave the ground with a draw.