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Estádio Modumbi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ivo da Fonseca got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Sarare's Giovani Arruda got control of the ball when Valdomiro Lopez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giovani Arruda made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Valdomiro Lopez sent off a good shot on target. Ivo da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Natanael Messias might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rogério Mineiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Natanael Messias ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the match, Valdomiro Lopez notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Sarare's Giovani Arruda. Giovani Arruda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as São Paulo FC's Cacá Braga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Giovani Arruda. That made the score 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. In the 34th minute Ivo da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovani Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Sarare's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ivo da Fonseca fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 40th minute, Júlio Torres 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. Júlio Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Natanael Messias to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natanael Messias in the 52nd minute of play forced São Paulo FC's goalkeeper Rogério Mineiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Penha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Natanael Messias came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Sarare 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 Natanael Messias couldn't finish the play. Natanael Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogério Mineiro having to interfere. In the 90th minute, São Paulo FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Natanael Messias fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ivo da Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovani Arruda having to interfere. Valdomiro Lopez charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdomiro Lopez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the referee blew the final whistle, São Paulo FC could leave the field as winners, despite Sarare having more of the ball for most of the match.