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Estádio Itapira
Spectators: 6666 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 4 minutes, Zézinho Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sherwood's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zézinho Furtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Sherwood's Luiz Gustavo Brodel in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye OFF's goalie prevented a goal. 9 minutes into the match, OFF's goalkeeper Horácio Mazza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zézinho Furtado. 15 minutes into the match, Sherwood's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Mazza came free, but Percy Vasconcelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jorge Castro fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OFF's protests and gave Jorge Castro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to OFF getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Jorge Castro hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Túlio Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horácio Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Brodel, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. When Jorge Castro came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the OFF 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 Jorge Castro couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Gerson Veiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The OFF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 43 minutes of play, Sherwood's Zézinho Furtado made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horácio Mazza was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and José Paulo Mazza made a kick off. Percy Vasconcelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Mazza, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind OFF's goalkeeper Horácio Mazza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Horácio Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Gustavo Brodel in the 58th minute of the match. Zézinho Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horácio Mazza having to interfere. Gerson Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Percy Vasconcelos having to interfere. If José Paulo Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. OFF's Gerson Veiga got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. José Paulo Mazza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Horácio Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Brodel in the 92nd minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Anísio Dantas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. OFF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sherwood the free kick. Leopoldo Albuquerque took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Horácio Mazza. OFF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.