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Pequi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luiz Fernando Costa during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luiz Fernando Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Leonel Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.C.CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Peres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Washington Vides breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Washington Vides didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonel Peres went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Washington Vides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Gustavo Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Gustavo Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Washington Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 played minutes Pequi got a freekick which was hit by Hermínio Barreto. In the 28thth minute of the game Leonel Peres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pequi's Washington Vides was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Gustavo Sá in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Washington Vides prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonel Peres might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Washington Vides. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonel Peres ran back to his position shaking his head. Lúcio Prado might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clemente Zonta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lúcio Prado ran back to his position shaking his head. When Hermínio Barreto came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Pequi 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 Hermínio Barreto couldn't finish the play. Pequi's Washington Vides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Peres in the 43rd minute of play. Washington Vides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Gustavo Sá in the 44th minute of play. The Pequi players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. S.C.CORINTHIANS PAULISTA were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Leonel Peres made the kick off in the second half. Leonel Peres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Washington Vides made a huge save. Clemente Zonta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermínio Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Washington Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Peres in the 62nd minute of the match. Luís Gustavo Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Leonel Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.C.CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Peres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Washington Vides breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 69th minute, Geovânio Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geovânio Loureiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Washington Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, S.C.CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's Leonel Peres ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Washington Vides. Washington Vides yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Lúcio Prado kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After 86 played minutes, S.C.CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's Bruninho Aguiar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Washington Vides came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in S.C.CORINTHIANS PAULISTA reached it. After having played for 90 minutes, Lúcio Prado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pequi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lúcio Prado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. S.C.CORINTHIANS PAULISTA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.