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Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 5315 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 15) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when André Luiz Dantas got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Gerson Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Adriano Goiano came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Corinthians 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 Adriano Goiano couldn't finish the play. André Luiz Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ronaldinho Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 10 minutes, André Luiz Dantas made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Braga FC's Ronaldinho Melo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14th match minute, Braga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerson Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldinho Melo made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when André Luiz Dantas sent off a good shot on target. 20 minutes into the match, Zeca Vale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giovani de Azevedo. Corinthians's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zeca Vale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Breno de Mendonça got a free kick in the 26th minute. Zeca Vale's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giovani de Azevedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. If Beto Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, Miguel Toscano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giovani de Azevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Miguel Toscano hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Teodoro Galvão hit a great ball. A hard shot by Breno de Mendonça from long distance, 46 minutes into the match, got Ronaldinho Melo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Miguel Toscano made the kick off in the second half. Gerson Veiga lost his temper 52 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 51st minute, one of Braga FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Braga FC. The referee gave Corinthians a penalty, 53 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tião Guimarães, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Braga FC's Ronaldinho Melo. 2-2. Ronaldinho Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luiz Dantas in the 57th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 3-2 when André Luiz Dantas sped through Braga FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ronaldinho Melo. Ronaldinho Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Luiz Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldinho Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luiz Dantas in the 64th minute of the match. André Luiz Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Zeca Vale came free, but Giovani de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When André Luiz Dantas came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Corinthians 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 André Luiz Dantas couldn't finish the play. When Tião Guimarães came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Corinthians 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 Tião Guimarães couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goalkeeper Giovani de Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zeca Vale. After a rather tough play, Braga FC's Juninho Carioca got a free kick in the 87th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Braga FC's goal looked a bit too open when André Luiz Dantas came free, but Ronaldinho Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tião Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Zeca Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Braga FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zeca Vale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giovani de Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. André Luiz Dantas struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Ronaldinho Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corinthians. The audience was convinced that André Luiz Dantas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldinho Melo was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. There was no doubt that Corinthians were the better team. Corinthians's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.