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Neo química Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Corinthians's Durval Miranda started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, one of Brejo dos Santos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 9 played minutes Brejo dos Santos got a freekick which was hit by Murillo Fernandes. Luciano Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Carlos Fernando Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Andrade could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Carlos Fernando Salles made a huge save. Ismael de Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maicon Domingues hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Romário Pereira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ismael de Barros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Adelino Andrade came up free with the goalie in the 25th 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 Adelino Andrade couldn't finish the play. Carlos Fernando Salles made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Luciano Cerezo sent off a good shot on target. Ronaldinho Cavalcante hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Ismael de Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Corinthians fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! Carlos Fernando Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durval Miranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Romário Pereira'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. Romário Pereira helped the player get up and apologised. Romário Pereira kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Paulo Toledo made a kick off. A collision led to Brejo dos Santos getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Duarte Jacinto hit a great ball. Carlos Fernando Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durval Miranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Corinthians's Ismael de Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Pereira in the 65th minute of play. Carlos Fernando Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Cerezo in the 67th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo Toledo came free, but Ismael de Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Fernando Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael de Barros came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Brejo dos Santos's Luís Paulo Toledo. But to his dismay, Luís Paulo Toledo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 85 minutes into the match, Brejo dos Santos's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Cerezo came free, but Carlos Fernando Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute Luciano Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Fernando Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Fernando Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adelino Andrade in the 90th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Brejo dos Santos had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.