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Morumbi
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diguinho Capixaba got the match started through his kick off. When Vivaldo Brito came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the São Paulo F.C. 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 Vivaldo Brito couldn't finish the play. In the 6th minute, Maurício Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Armando Pinho. Esporte porto Alegre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 10th minute of the match, Diguinho Capixaba tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Armando Pinho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 11 minutes into the match, Esporte porto Alegre's goalkeeper Armando Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vivaldo Brito. In the 13th minute, Giovanni Marquez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armando Pinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Carvalho in the 17th minute of play forced São Paulo F.C.'s goalkeeper Szymon Lisewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Szymon Lisewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Linares in the 19th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as São Paulo F.C.'s Diguinho Capixaba slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Armando Pinho. That made the score 4-0 after 27 minutes of play. Szymon Lisewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Linares, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Armando Pinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giovanni Marquez in the 35th minute. Szymon Lisewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Carvalho in the 36th minute of the match. Armando Pinho was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Giovanni Marquez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Giovanni Marquez really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. If Diguinho Capixaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Diguinho Capixaba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armando Pinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomás Carvalho to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, Esporte porto Alegre's Szymon Lisewski threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tomás Carvalho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 57 minutes, Murillo Valle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esporte porto Alegre and the São Paulo F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, Murillo Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute Diguinho Capixaba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Szymon Lisewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Armando Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vivaldo Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Jaime Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vivaldo Brito in the 70th minute of play. Jânio Freitas hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute Vivaldo Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, São Paulo F.C.'s Maurício Cruz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Pinho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Maurício Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurício Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maurício Cruz hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Szymon Lisewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Szymon Lisewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Szymon Lisewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Esporte porto Alegre defense, Maurício Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armando Pinho. The Esporte porto Alegre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armando Pinho should have stopped the shot. Peter Mattsson hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. If Claudinei Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the São Paulo F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.