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Spectators: 7275 (Terracing: 5458, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudinei Teixeira took the kick off in the first half of the match. João Adolfo Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giovanni Pitta went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. José Pedro Botelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Adolfo Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erivaldo Catarinense in the 13th minute of play. Jaime Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute Giovanni Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Adolfo Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Adolfo Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luizão Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luizão Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Adolfo Dracena having to interfere. Giovanni Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Adolfo Dracena having to interfere. After 35 minutes of play, Cristal's Erivaldo Catarinense made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Adolfo Dracena was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Giovanni Pitta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Giovanni Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Valdo da Silva fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São Paulo Futebol Clube's protests and gave Valdo da Silva a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, São Paulo Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdo da Silva to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

José Pedro Botelho struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. João Adolfo Dracena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cristal. In the 56th minute, Luizão Arce 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. After 60 minutes, Claudinei Teixeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São Paulo Futebol Clube and the Cristal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Claudinei Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If José Pedro Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Adolfo Dracena made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Luizão Arce sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Luizão Arce managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cristal's supporters rose to their feet, but Luizão Arce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Adolfo Dracena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 73 played minutes São Paulo Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fernando Marques. Cristal's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 74th minute of the game, when Serafim Tasso after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of São Paulo Futebol Clube's goal. Serafim Tasso was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. Giovanni Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. João Adolfo Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, São Paulo Futebol Clube's João Adolfo Dracena got control of the ball when Luizão Arce tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd minute Giovanni Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Adolfo Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Pedro Botelho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luizão Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. João Adolfo Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Luizão Arce made a precise shot to the right of João Adolfo Dracena. São Paulo Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. When the match was over Cristal could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than São Paulo Futebol Clube throughout the match.