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Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Doriva Mota started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to OsCaneleiros getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Nilmar Lara hit a great ball. Dedê Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Zé Roberto Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Doriva Mota's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Roberto Valle was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. When Doriva Mota, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 10 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Zé Roberto Valle was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Luís Linares hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Doriva Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruninho Pinheiro hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Alves in the 34th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Roberto Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedê Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Nilmar Lara came free, but Zé Roberto Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Linares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José Pedro de Mendonça having to make a save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Linares made a kick off. Zé Roberto Valle made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dedê Alves in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute, Doriva Mota 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. Dedê Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Zé Roberto Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dedê Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vivaldo Magalhães's late challenge caught a OsCaneleiros's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vivaldo Magalhães helped the player get up and apologised. Doriva Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Roberto Valle made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Dedê Alves sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vivaldo Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. OsCaneleiros's Renan Coelho couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 78th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Corinthians. 88 minutes into the game, Vito Lago 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 OsCaneleiros the free kick. After 89 played minutes Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by Vito Lago. OsCaneleiros's Doriva Mota was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 91st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal.