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ZICO STADIUM
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedro Mattos started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes CorinGunners F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Bata Liachames. After 4 played minutes Osasco Rubro-Negra FC got a freekick which was hit by Artur Brodel. Pedro Mattos came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Beppe Pozzo could save by the left post. In the 16th minute, Jan Ové left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CorinGunners F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Artur Brodel sped through CorinGunners F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Beppe Pozzo. A collision led to Osasco Rubro-Negra FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Yuri Recife hit a great ball. In the 29th minute Jan Ové shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natã Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osasco Rubro-Negra FC's Natã Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo-Henrique Pato in the 32nd minute of play. Pedro Mattos might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Beppe Pozzo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Mattos ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Ové in the 35th minute of play forced Osasco Rubro-Negra FC's goalkeeper Natã Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes CorinGunners F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Paulo-Henrique Pato. A hard shot 41 in the game by Pedro Mattos from a close distance when the talented Beppe Pozzo managed to make a qualified save. CorinGunners F.C.'s players were relieved. Thiago Massa hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Natã Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Ové in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 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 Jan Ové to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Osasco Rubro-Negra FC's Eduardo Vides got a free kick in the 51st minute. Beppe Pozzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 58th minute, Pedro Mattos made a precise shot to the right of Beppe Pozzo. CorinGunners F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Beppe Pozzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Brodel, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Beppe Pozzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Mattos in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Beppe Pozzo saved CorinGunners F.C. from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Mattos in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Beppe Pozzo saved CorinGunners F.C. from getting behind. If Jan Ové had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CorinGunners F.C. made a substitution. Vitinho de Sena replaced Paulo-Henrique Pato. Natã Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Ové, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Ové in the 82nd minute of play forced Osasco Rubro-Negra FC's goalkeeper Natã Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Yuri Recife ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Beppe Pozzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. CorinGunners F.C.'s attentive Guto Matos managed to snatch the ball when Percy do Nascimento made a throw-in in the 91st minute of the game. Natã Magalhães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Ové in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, Osasco Rubro-Negra FC's Artur Brodel got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Osasco Rubro-Negra FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.