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Spectators: 7271 (Terracing: 5455, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rui Borges started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Branco in the 5th minute of play forced Cainema's goalkeeper Vivaldo Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vivaldo Porto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean Branco in the 8th minute. Otávio Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Sidnei de Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Bernardo Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rui Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidnei de Moraes having to interfere. Vivaldo Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Branco in the 16th minute of play. Pedrão Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Vivaldo Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sidnei de Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otávio Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rui Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Sidnei de Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30thth minute of the game Otávio Bittencourt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olympique Lyonnais's Sidnei de Moraes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christian Diniz charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Diniz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Cainema defense, Pedrão Lara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vivaldo Porto. The Cainema fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vivaldo Porto should have stopped the shot. Vivaldo Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. If Pedrão Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Olympique Lyonnais's Pedrão Lara slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vivaldo Porto. That made the score 2-0 after 46 minutes of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jean Branco made a kick off. Cainema's Vivaldo Porto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrão Lara in the 52nd minute of play. Otávio Bittencourt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sidnei de Moraes having to make a save. The supporters of Olympique Lyonnais booed when Cainema was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Léo Cordeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Léo Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Otávio Bittencourt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sidnei de Moraes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. In the 76th minute, Jean Branco 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. In the 78th minute, Pedrão Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Otávio Bittencourt struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Sidnei de Moraes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cainema. Bernardo Mendonça was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 83rd minute, Bernardo Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sidnei de Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 91 minutes, Pedrão Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympique Lyonnais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedrão Lara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 96 minutes, Rui Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cainema's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rui Borges was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olympique Lyonnais's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.