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Estádio Joaquinzão
Spectators: 7246 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Betão Marinho took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fred Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Carlos Donatello having to interfere. Rony Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Carlos Donatello having to interfere. Fred Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. João Carlos Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Betão Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 28 minutes, Belmiro Bezerra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taubaté E.C and the Comando Máfia Azul players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Comando Máfia Azul booed when Taubaté E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Bezerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd match minute, Comando Máfia Azul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Antunes to maneuver through the defense. João Carlos Donatello stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fred Queiroz's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. The supporters of Taubaté E.C booed when Comando Máfia Azul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrianinho Baptista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rony Arruda took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Carlos Donatello. João Carlos Donatello dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Taubaté E.C's zone, Miguel Damião stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulysses Arruda came out of the goal and Miguel Damião tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Comando Máfia Azul's zone, Rony Arruda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Carlos Donatello came out of the goal and Rony Arruda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Fred Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fred Queiroz was the one to do the kick off. Taubaté E.C's Ulysses Arruda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Taubaté E.C from getting a goal against them. Miguel Damião might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulysses Arruda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Damião ran back to his position shaking his head. Miguel Damião might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulysses Arruda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Damião ran back to his position shaking his head. 58 minutes into the match, Taubaté E.C's goalkeeper Ulysses Arruda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Betão Marinho. The crowd rose to their feet as Betão Marinho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ulysses Arruda. That made the score 1-2 in the 58 minute of play. Miguel Damião's late challenge caught a Taubaté E.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miguel Damião helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Taubaté E.C booed when Comando Máfia Azul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Damião didn't get a good kick on the ball. Belmiro Bezerra hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Comando Máfia Azul's Betão Marinho got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 71 played minutes Comando Máfia Azul got a freekick which was hit by William Antunes. 74 minutes into the match, Comando Máfia Azul's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Queiroz came free, but João Carlos Donatello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Róbson Perez hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Fred Queiroz scored 2-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Carlos Donatello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ulysses Arruda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Damião in the 80th minute. When Miguel Damião came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Comando Máfia Azul 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 Miguel Damião couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, Taubaté E.C's Rony Arruda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Carlos Donatello narrowly saved just below the crossbar.