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Buriche
Spectators: 6895 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1350, VIP seats: 125) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patrick Sousa got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match Gerson Figueiredo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Glauco Branco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 5 minutes, Edu Linares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Corinthians Paulista and the Rival FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Glauco Branco didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 8th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Carlos Eduardo Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Glauco Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Eduardo Coutinho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Glauco Branco came out and tried to block the shot, but Carlos Eduardo Coutinho slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. If Cássio Koehler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, Rival FC's Cássio Koehler sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luizão Terra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Glauco Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eduardo Coutinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Luizão Terra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cássio Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 49th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Eduardo Coutinho to make the kick off. If Carlos Eduardo Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Glauco Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo de Moraes in the 61st minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Hélio Tepedino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Corinthians Paulista's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rival FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Corinthians Paulista's Hélio Tepedino got a free kick in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Rival FC's Elano Recife sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luizão Terra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Rival FC's Patrick Sousa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Ronaldo de Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Corinthians Paulista's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronaldo de Moraes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Glauco Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Eduardo Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Eduardo Coutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glauco Branco having to interfere. If Gualter Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrick Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizão Terra having to interfere. If Carlos Eduardo Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th match minute, Rival FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cássio Koehler to maneuver through the defense. SC Corinthians Paulista's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.