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Estádio Morumbi
Spectators: 6662 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciro Batista got the match started through his kick off. Aníbal Mattos's late challenge caught a Povinho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aníbal Mattos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd match minute, São.Paulo .F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aníbal Mattos to maneuver through the defense. Tomé Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Viana in the 7th minute of play. Sidnei Donatello came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by São.Paulo .F.C's Nelsinho Barbosa. But to his dismay, Nelsinho Barbosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Sidnei Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The nice shot from Nelsinho Barbosa in the 13thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Sidnei Donatello had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Tomé Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Eduardo Viana in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Luís Eduardo Viana made a precise shot to the right of Tomé Tróia. São.Paulo .F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 26 minutes into the match, São.Paulo .F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor de Salles came free, but Tomé Tróia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Guilherme Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tomé Tróia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Guedes, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Tomé Tróia came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Povinho's Guilherme Guedes. But to his dismay, Guilherme Guedes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Tomé Tróia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The supporters of São.Paulo .F.C booed when Povinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomé Tróia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Luís Eduardo Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomé Tróia having to interfere. The supporters of Povinho booed when São.Paulo .F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Bittencourt didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Povinho's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Batista came free, but Sidnei Donatello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Eduardo Viana in the 68th minute of play forced São.Paulo .F.C's goalkeeper Tomé Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charles Vinhas hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guilherme Guedes got free with Tomé Tróia in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, São.Paulo .F.C's Tomé Tróia got control of the ball when Guilherme Guedes tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Eduardo Viana in the 91st minute of play forced São.Paulo .F.C's goalkeeper Tomé Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Sidnei Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Povinho eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.