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Panela do Pancho
Spectators: 7216 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cafu Carvalho got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Los Panchos's zone, Afonsinho Mendes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tarcisio Carvalho 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. In the 5th minute, Afonsinho Mendes made a precise shot to the right of Tarcisio Carvalho. Los Panchos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Tarcisio Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonsinho Mendes in the 9th minute of play. Tomé Ferreira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but César Damião made a huge save. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Afonsinho Mendes sped through Los Panchos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tarcisio Carvalho. After having played for 26 minutes, Afonsinho Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afonsinho Mendes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Afonsinho Mendes in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tarcisio Carvalho saved Los Panchos from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Afonsinho Mendes in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tarcisio Carvalho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the match, Los Panchos's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos de Amaral came free, but Tarcisio Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tarcisio Carvalho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Afonsinho Mendes's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. After some careless play in the Los Panchos defense, Carlos de Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tarcisio Carvalho. The Los Panchos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tarcisio Carvalho should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Afonsinho Mendes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tarcisio Carvalho was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. César Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cafu Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. César Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Carvalho in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Afonsinho Mendes was the one to do the kick off. Tarcisio Carvalho didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 54th minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. Corinthians's Afonsinho Mendes got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Vladimir de Amaral 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. Reinaldo Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Tarcisio Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Afonsinho Mendes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Corinthians fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Afonsinho Mendes sped through Los Panchos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tarcisio Carvalho. After 75 minutes of play, Los Panchos's Dida de Andrade made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. César Damião was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos de Amaral struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Tarcisio Carvalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corinthians. After a defensive mix-up in Los Panchos's zone, Afonsinho Mendes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tarcisio Carvalho 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. If Afonsinho Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonsinho Mendes in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tarcisio Carvalho, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dida de Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dida de Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st minute, Afonsinho Mendes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tarcisio Carvalho. The goal made the score 1-8. After some careless play in the Los Panchos defense, Afonsinho Mendes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tarcisio Carvalho. The Los Panchos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tarcisio Carvalho should have stopped the shot. Corinthians's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.