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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nico Perez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marcinho Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mariante's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Marcinho Fantini scored to the left of an out of position Luiz Eduardo de Barros, making the score, 1-0. Ramiro Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Luiz Eduardo de Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute Nico Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Porto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nico Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Charles Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, são paulo fc's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Monteiro came free, but Charles Porto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Mariante's Cristian Monteiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Charles Porto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Charles Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Perez in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, one of são paulo fc:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Mariante a penalty, 40 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Pedrão Proença, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of são paulo fc's Charles Porto. 1-2. 45 minutes into the match, são paulo fc's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Monteiro came free, but Charles Porto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramiro Moreno to make the kick off. When Benjamim Chaves fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mariante's protests and gave Benjamim Chaves a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Mariante's Benjamim Chaves got a free kick in the 51st minute. Ramiro Moreno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Eduardo de Barros having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Perez in the 55th minute of play forced são paulo fc's goalkeeper Charles Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charles Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. são paulo fc's Charles Porto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save são paulo fc from getting a goal against them. Nico Perez got in the 71st a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Charles Porto handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Charles Porto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Monteiro in the 78th minute. Cristian Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Charles Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute of the match, Nico Perez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Charles Porto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nico Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 91 played minutes Mariante got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Ramalho. When Jaime Ramalho came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Mariante 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 Jaime Ramalho couldn't finish the play. Mariante's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.