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Arena Prudente
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zé Roberto Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Tostão Arantes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Geovanildo Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Roberto Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Zé Roberto Castro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva. Geovanildo Silva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Czar Sporting's zone, Edson Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tostão Arantes came out of the goal and Edson Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Czar Sporting's Tostão Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Grigore in the 21st minute of play. Czar Sporting's Tostão Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Grigore in the 26th minute of play. The supporters of Grêmio Prudente booed when Czar Sporting was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamim de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ricardinho Carioca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovanildo Silva was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Castro in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute of the match Czar Sporting got a corner. Grêmio Prudente's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zé Roberto Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mo Wei Xing during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mo Wei Xing kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Zé Roberto Castro struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Geovanildo Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Czar Sporting. After a rather tough play, Czar Sporting's João Carlos Batista got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Tostão Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucrețiu Grigore in the 44th minute of play. With his leg Tostão Arantes managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Grêmio Prudente's Edson Ribeiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Benjamim de Castro hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Czar Sporting made a substitution. Jerônimo Salgado replaced Benjamim de Castro. Luan Negri's late challenge caught a Czar Sporting's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luan Negri helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Czar Sporting booed when Grêmio Prudente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luan Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Grêmio Prudente's zone, Marcial Laurin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovanildo Silva came out of the goal and Marcial Laurin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tostão Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Ribeiro in the 63rd minute of the match. Geovanildo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardinho Carioca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Nunes kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 74 played minutes Czar Sporting got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Nunes. Tostão Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gomesano Gatica in the 79th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edson Ribeiro in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tostão Arantes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tostão Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mo Wei Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Edson Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Czar Sporting's José Carlos Medeiros was substituted for Zé Roberto Castro. After a defensive mix-up in Grêmio Prudente's zone, Marcial Laurin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovanildo Silva came out of the goal and Marcial Laurin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Czar Sporting eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.