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Gigante de Chatelodo
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) sao paulo fc's Arí de Amaral 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. Falcão Toscano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Serafim Félix read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Felippe Araújo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of sao paulo fc's Túlio Furtado. Túlio Furtado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Chatelodo F.C.'s zone, Falcão Toscano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafim Félix came out of the goal and Falcão Toscano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, sao paulo fc's Rogério Ramalho got a free kick in the 20th minute. Túlio Furtado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Felippe Araújo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 24 minute of play. Vitoldas Gurskis hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Túlio Furtado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celsinho Leite went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 33 minutes into the match, Arí de Amaral notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Chatelodo F.C.'s Serafim Félix. Serafim Félix was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 37th minute of the match Vitoldas Gurskis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Serafim Félix skillfully saved the ball. Serafim Félix made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Falcão Toscano in the 40th minute of play. Serafim Félix made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arí de Amaral in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, sao paulo fc's Arí de Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serafim Félix made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Celsinho Leite made a kick off. Vitoldas Gurskis's late challenge caught a Chatelodo F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vitoldas Gurskis helped the player get up and apologised. Túlio Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernão Pereira in the 58th minute of the match. Túlio Furtado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gernando Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. A collision led to sao paulo fc getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Flavinho Pirani hit a great ball. Túlio Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felippe Araújo in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, sao paulo fc's Orlando Santos got a free kick in the 69th minute. sao paulo fc's Túlio Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho Leite in the 71st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Arí de Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serafim Félix was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 74 minutes into the match, sao paulo fc's Falcão Toscano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Serafim Félix narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, sao paulo fc's goal looked a bit too open when Celsinho Leite came free, but Túlio Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Fernão Pereira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Túlio Furtado was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Túlio Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celsinho Leite in the 84th minute of play. Túlio Furtado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. sao paulo fc's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.