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Neo Química Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dagoberto Pontes made the kick off and thus started the match. CORINTHIANS were furious when Rogério Senna was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 5 minutes into the game, one of CORINTHIANS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Ciza EC. Alfredinho Figueiredo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sebastião Faria. 0-1. Luisão Carvalho was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Telmo Vieira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Telmo Vieira really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 17th minute, Ramón Chaves made a precise shot to the right of Luisão Carvalho. Ciza EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When Chiquinho Mazza came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Ciza EC 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 Chiquinho Mazza couldn't finish the play. In the 24th minute Silvinho Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastião Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagoberto Pontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ciza EC booed when CORINTHIANS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fiori Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, CORINTHIANS's goal looked a bit too open when Silvinho Lopez came free, but Sebastião Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Silvinho Lopez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramón Chaves in the 39th minute of play forced Ciza EC's goalkeeper Luisão Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciza EC's Dagoberto Pontes got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dagoberto Pontes took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastião Faria. Sebastião Faria dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ramón Chaves was the one to do the kick off. Sebastião Faria was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Dagoberto Pontes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dagoberto Pontes really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. In the 65th minute, Percy Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramón Chaves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Luisão Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Telmo Vieira hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Sebastião Faria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvinho Lopez in the 78th minute. Sebastião Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagoberto Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Sebastião Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dagoberto Pontes in the 84th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Dagoberto Pontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ramón Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ciza EC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.