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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nando Terra hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Nando Terra kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Oséas Quintal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Júnior Cardozo having to make a save. Falcão Arruda took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tony Valadares. Tony Valadares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. José Paulo Ferraz in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Júnior Cardozo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Júnior Cardozo was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Oséas Quintal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oséas Quintal really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 27th minute Ademir Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Valadares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Oséas Quintal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Júnior Cardozo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nando Terra during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC BARCELONA getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Nando Terra hit a great ball. Júnior Cardozo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 40th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Luisão Arruda. 44 minutes into the game, FC BARCELONA's Hélio Quirino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tony Valadares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Luisão Arruda's late challenge caught a FC BARCELONA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luisão Arruda helped the player get up and apologised. Caco Correia struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Tony Valadares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC BARCELONA. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hélio Quirino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Falcão Arruda's late challenge caught a Club Athletico Paulistano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Falcão Arruda helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC BARCELONA's Falcão Arruda got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th match minute, FC BARCELONA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei de Souza to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the game, Oséas Quintal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Júnior Cardozo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Júnior Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Ferraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Ademir Amaral in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tony Valadares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tony Valadares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Quirino, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Júnior Cardozo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Paulo Ferraz's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Júnior Cardozo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Paulo Ferraz's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. With his leg Tony Valadares managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when FC BARCELONA's Ademir Amaral fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tony Valadares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afonsinho de Godoi went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. When Oséas Quintal came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Club Athletico Paulistano 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 Oséas Quintal couldn't finish the play. Serafim de Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Júnior Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doriva Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Ademir Amaral might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tony Valadares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ademir Amaral ran back to his position shaking his head. With an all-out effort, FC BARCELONA's Tony Valadares threw himself towards the right post 98 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hélio Quirino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.