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Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) When Jeremias Seco came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Meninos De Cotia 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 Jeremias Seco couldn't finish the play. Jeremias Seco scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hugo Britto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the game, Hílton Dracena threw the ball into play from the sideline. Meninos De Cotia's Vilgot Cane quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Hugo Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Jeremias Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Britto was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 19 minutes into the game, Meninos De Cotia's Jeremias Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Britto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 22 minutes into the match, 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Seco came free, but Hugo Britto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's zone, Jeremias Seco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Britto came out of the goal and Jeremias Seco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute Michel Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's Ramiro Prestes got a free kick in the 26th minute. Hugo Britto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jeremias Seco's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Hugo Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Seco in the 31st minute of play. Jeremias Seco might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Britto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeremias Seco ran back to his position shaking his head. When Zézinho Arce fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's protests and gave Zézinho Arce a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Zézinho Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Seco in the 37th minute of play forced 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's goalkeeper Hugo Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Michel Batistuta sped through 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hugo Britto. Hílton Dracena got a throw-in 44 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Osvaldinho Ortiz. Paolo Maldini's late challenge caught a 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paolo Maldini helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Meninos De Cotia getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Paolo Maldini hit a great ball. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Meninos De Cotia! Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flávio Furtado to make the kick off. Hugo Britto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jeremias Seco's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Jeremias Seco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Britto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Meninos De Cotia's Michel Batistuta pulled a muscle in his back after 62 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 62 minutes into the game, Eliseu Perez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Meninos De Cotia the free kick. Eliseu Perez hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Jeremias Seco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jeremias Seco struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Hugo Britto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meninos De Cotia. Hugo Britto made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Michel Stocks sent off a good shot on target. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's goalkeeper Hugo Britto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jeremias Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Meninos De Cotia's Michel Stocks managed to work through 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Michel Stocks dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Flávio Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Domingues having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Osvaldinho Ortiz in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Meninos De Cotia's Paolo Maldini. After a rather tough play, 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's Flávio Furtado got a free kick in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Meninos De Cotia's Michel Stocks nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Britto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. In the 84thth minute of the game Niceto Lando who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's Hugo Britto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hugo Britto was a little too slow when Niceto Lando got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 1-6. 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ's Hugo Britto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ defense, Gildo Alvarenga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Britto. The 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Britto should have stopped the shot. When the match was over Meninos De Cotia could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 〒ҤꙘⅬ 千Ⓒ throughout the match.