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Neo química Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) With an all-out effort, Corinthians's Geovânio Ortiz threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Durval Miranda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 6th minute, Corinthians's Durval Miranda dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Corinthians's Adelino Andrade sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geovânio Ortiz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th minute Durval Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovânio Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute Adelino Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovânio Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovânio Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adelino Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Durval Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovânio Ortiz having to interfere. In the 24th minute Durval Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovânio Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jefferson Bastos hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luciano Cerezo got free with Geovânio Ortiz in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Internacional F.C's Geovânio Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Miranda in the 34th minute of play. When Jefferson Bastos came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Corinthians 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 Jefferson Bastos couldn't finish the play. Geovânio Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durval Miranda in the 39th minute of play. Luciano Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Geovânio Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 42 minutes, Ramón Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Internacional F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramón Alcântara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 46 minutes into the game, Jefferson Bastos threw the ball into play from the sideline. Internacional F.C's Jairo Vidal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Durval Miranda was the one to do the kick off. Geovânio Ortiz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luciano Cerezo went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Cerezo in the 57th minute of play forced Internacional F.C's goalkeeper Geovânio Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Andrade in the 61st minute of play forced Internacional F.C's goalkeeper Geovânio Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Adelino Andrade made a precise shot to the right of Geovânio Ortiz. Internacional F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Geovânio Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durval Miranda in the 67th minute of play. When Ramón Alcântara came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Internacional F.C 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 Ramón Alcântara couldn't finish the play. Adelino Andrade hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Luciano Cerezo came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Corinthians 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 Luciano Cerezo couldn't finish the play. Geovânio Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durval Miranda in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Cerezo in the 74th minute of play forced Internacional F.C's goalkeeper Geovânio Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovânio Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durval Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Percy Britto's late challenge caught a Corinthians's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Percy Britto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th match minute, Internacional F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Percy Britto to maneuver through the defense. Luciano Cerezo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geovânio Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Cerezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Durval Miranda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 93rd minute Jairo Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael de Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Basílio Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovânio Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Corinthians walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.