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Estádio Susano
Spectators: 7188 (Terracing: 5393, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afonsinho Mendes kicked off to start the match. Zé Paulo Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hélder Ramalho'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. Hélder Ramalho helped the player get up and apologised. Hélder Ramalho hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Zé Paulo Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonsinho Mendes in the 6th minute of the match. Régis Santos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zé Paulo Leite. Susano AD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 15th minute Afonsinho Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Régis Santos made a great header on Corinthians's corner, it was just that Susano AD's Zé Paulo Leite managed to reach the ball for a save. César Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Mazza, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Sérgio Castro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. César Damião was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Zé Paulo Leite stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Afonsinho Mendes's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Susano AD's zone, Afonsinho Mendes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Paulo Leite came out of the goal and Afonsinho Mendes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Susano AD getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Carlos Mota hit a great ball. Régis Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Paulo Leite having to make a save. In the 39th minute, Afonsinho Mendes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sérgio Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but César Damião made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonsinho Mendes in the 45th minute of play forced Susano AD's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Corinthians booed when Susano AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélder Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 47 played minutes, Corinthians's Régis Santos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zé Paulo Leite came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Corinthians reached it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franklin Mazza made a kick off. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Susano AD's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Leite, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot 59 in the game by Afonsinho Mendes from a close distance when the talented Zé Paulo Leite managed to make a qualified save. Susano AD's players were relieved. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Carlos de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corinthians's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos de Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Paulo Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Afonsinho Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corinthians's supporters rose to their feet, but Afonsinho Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Paulo Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Corinthians's Afonsinho Mendes got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Corinthians's César Damião played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélder Ramalho in the 77th minute of play. If Afonsinho Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raí Cabral struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Zé Paulo Leite didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corinthians. Vladimir de Amaral hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raí Cabral got free with Zé Paulo Leite in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Afonsinho Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Corinthians left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Susano AD.