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MORUMBI
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emílio Montenegro made the kick off which started today's match. After 11 minutes of play, Multiforça's Yuri Loyola made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgard Lopes was left in no man's land by his defense there! 15 minutes into the match, SÃO PAULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruninho Vale came free, but Edgard Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Válter Braga charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Válter Braga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Multiforça! Aírton Miranda placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Dráuzio Veiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emílio Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo de Sena having to interfere. When Aírton Miranda came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the SÃO PAULO FC 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 Aírton Miranda couldn't finish the play. Emílio Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Gonçalo de Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgard Lopes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilmar Teles went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bruninho Vale made a kick off. With a little luck, SÃO PAULO FC's Edgard Lopes got control of the ball when Gilmar Teles tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 54 minutes, Jeremias de Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SÃO PAULO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremias de Amorim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Multiforça's Gonçalo de Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emílio Montenegro in the 60th minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, SÃO PAULO FC's Dráuzio Veiga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gonçalo de Sena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. When Luiz Paulo Carioca fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Multiforça's protests and gave Luiz Paulo Carioca a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Montenegro in the 69th minute of play forced Multiforça's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Emílio Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gonçalo de Sena. Multiforça's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emílio Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruninho Vale in the 76th minute of play forced SÃO PAULO FC's goalkeeper Edgard Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonçalo de Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Montenegro in the 81st minute of play. SÃO PAULO FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Bruninho Vale scored to the left of an out of position Edgard Lopes, making the score, 3-3. Edgard Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vânderson de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Edgard Lopes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Loyola in the 92nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuri Loyola got free with Edgard Lopes in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gonçalo de Sena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emílio Montenegro went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. SÃO PAULO FC had played much better football throughout.