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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Scot McCloud kicked off to start the match. Edgard Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scot McCloud, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vítor de Sousa during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th match minute, Meaipe AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor de Sousa to maneuver through the defense. Scot McCloud scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edgard Pirani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Igor Diniz hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Scot McCloud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Edgard Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aloísio Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Elano Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo José Netto's late challenge caught a São Paulo Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo José Netto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd match minute, Meaipe AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo José Netto to maneuver through the defense. Edgard Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Scot McCloud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Meaipe AD's goal looked a bit too open when Scot McCloud came free, but Edgard Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Meaipe AD's Cristian de Amaral got a free kick in the 45th minute. Ulisses de Andrade took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Edgard Pirani. Meaipe AD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armandinho Salles to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Meaipe AD's goalkeeper Edgard Pirani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Scot McCloud. After having played for 53 minutes, Scot McCloud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. São Paulo Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Scot McCloud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot 56 in the game by Scot McCloud from a close distance when the talented Edgard Pirani managed to make a qualified save. Meaipe AD's players were relieved. In the 59th minute, Scot McCloud 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. If Scot McCloud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Scot McCloud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Pirani having to interfere. Elano Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armandinho Salles in the 65th minute of the match. Scot McCloud 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. The São Paulo Futebol Clube fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when São Paulo Futebol Clube's Scot McCloud looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. São Paulo Futebol Clube's Scot McCloud got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Manuel Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armandinho Salles in the 82nd minute of play forced São Paulo Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Elano Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes in the game, Scot McCloud fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Edgard Pirani having to interfere. Marco Martins got a throw-in 90 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Cristian de Amaral. In the 91st minute Scot McCloud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Aloísio Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. São Paulo Futebol Clube's Scot McCloud got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. São Paulo Futebol Clube's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.