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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rui Madureira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Donato Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torleif Bergbøl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Madureira came free, but Pedrinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute Tales Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thiago Leão in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donato Recife prevented the ball from getting in the gole. SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Pedrinho Vander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Madureira in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Thiago Leão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donato Recife was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, Tales Oliveira notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gozado's Donato Recife. Donato Recife was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 16 minutes into the match, SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalkeeper Pedrinho Vander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enio Zonta. Pedrinho Vander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Madureira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Yan Peixoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Gozado's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Leão came free, but Donato Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedrinho Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Madureira in the 33rd minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Thiago Leão made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Donato Recife was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pedrinho Vander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Madureira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Gozado's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Leão came free, but Donato Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thiago Leão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute of the match Franklin Berger shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedrinho Vander showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Donato Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tales Oliveira in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Elivélton Sampaio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Thiago Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Recife having to interfere. Tales Oliveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Donato Recife made a huge save. Thiago Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Donato Recife made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thiago Leão in the 61st minute. In the 63rd match minute, Gozado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Berger to maneuver through the defense. When Thiago Leão came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE 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 Thiago Leão couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Madureira in the 67th minute of play forced SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalkeeper Pedrinho Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goal looked a bit too open when Enio Zonta came free, but Pedrinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Torleif Bergbøl during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 68th match minute, SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torleif Bergbøl to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enio Zonta in the 69th minute of play forced SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalkeeper Pedrinho Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gozado getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Yan Peixoto hit a great ball. When Claudinho Novaes fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gozado's protests and gave Claudinho Novaes a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gozado fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 73 minutes, SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Glauco Souto got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Donato Recife. Pedrinho Vander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Madureira in the 76th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Thiago Leão fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Donato Recife, passed just outside the right post. A collision led to Gozado getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Pedrinho Freire hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Thiago Leão kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Donato Recife. That made the score 0-5 in the 86 minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goal looked a bit too open when Enio Zonta came free, but Pedrinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Enio Zonta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedrinho Vander was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. If Frank Teles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Gozado's goalkeeper Donato Recife had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tales Oliveira. Tales Oliveira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Donato Recife read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. Pedrinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the match was over SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gozado throughout the match.