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Estádio Mirai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Orlando Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Macedo in the 3rd minute of the match. Carlos Passos hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Alberto da Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto da Mata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alberto da Mata in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Orlando Fantini, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Alberto da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 18 minutes, Marcelo Marquez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GERA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Marquez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kauã Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Luz having to interfere. Roger Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauã Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Orlando Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Macedo in the 25th minute of play. Orlando Fantini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto da Mata in the 27th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Palmeira during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to GERA FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Samuel Palmeira hit a great ball. When Alberto da Mata came up free with the goalie in the 29th 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 Alberto da Mata couldn't finish the play. Tony Macedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Orlando Fantini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tony Macedo ran back to his position shaking his head. Tony Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rubinho Messias's late challenge caught a GERA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rubinho Messias helped the player get up and apologised. 43 minutes into the game, one of corinthians:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave GERA FC a penalty, 46 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Samuel Palmeira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of corinthians's Roger Luz. 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcelo Marquez to strike the kick off in the second half. Alberto da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Fantini having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Macedo in the 54th minute of play forced GERA FC's goalkeeper Orlando Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tony Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in GERA FC's zone, Alberto da Mata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Fantini came out of the goal and Alberto da Mata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tony Macedo in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orlando Fantini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alberto da Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tony Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Orlando Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. corinthians's Alberto da Mata got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alberto da Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Orlando Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olívio Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto da Mata in the 71st minute of play forced GERA FC's goalkeeper Orlando Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinho Palmeira hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, Alberto da Mata notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of GERA FC's Orlando Fantini. Orlando Fantini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emílio Mendonça hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the game, Emílio Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. corinthians's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GERA FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, corinthians's Emílio Mendonça got a free kick in the 86th minute. corinthians's Tony Macedo got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tony Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Fantini having to interfere. Despite being the better team, corinthians failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.