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Paulistano
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dida Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gong Zhan Chen's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. After 15 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Gaston Gonzalez. If Wilson Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 1-0 became the score in the 25th minute when Nestor Batista elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 33 minutes └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alfredo Martins who took care of the corner kick. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gong Zhan Chen in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Zhan Chen came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Selami Rezan in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ got a corner. Marquês de Herval's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nestor Batista ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Nestor Batista to fire away a dangerous shot which Dida Taffarel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Selami Rezan in the 45th minute of play. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After having played for 50 minutes, Alfredo Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marquês de Herval's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 53rd minute of the match. Arlindo Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Nestor Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Taffarel having to interfere. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Batista in the 63rd minute of play. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Martins scored 1-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arlindo Rossi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. German Canos short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Arlindo Rossi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 79th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s zone, German Cano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arlindo Rossi came out of the goal and German Cano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gao Xiang Guang was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 84 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, one of Marquês de Herval:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Marquês de Herval. After 94 minutes of play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Ronaldo Simão made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dida Taffarel was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the Marquês de Herval players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘.