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Afua
Spectators: 7284 (Terracing: 5465, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Celso Amaral got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Barborema's Luiz Guilherme Sá got a free kick in the 2nd minute. São Paulo FC's Dan Viana shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 3rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Marquinhos de Souza but with some difficulty. The supporters of São Paulo FC booed when Barborema was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilian Corrêa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celso Amaral in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marquinhos de Souza, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 7th minute, Frédson de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the game, Augusto Batista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barborema's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave São Paulo FC the free kick. The supporters of São Paulo FC booed when Barborema was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Berger didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugênio Valladares in the 17th minute of play forced Barborema's goalkeeper Marquinhos de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on São Paulo FC's corner Dan Viana fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marquinhos de Souza quite easily take care of the ball. In the 21st match minute, Barborema was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. Marquinhos de Souza didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 23rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Marquinhos de Souza stood somewhat misplaced when Celso Amaral came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 26 minute. Marquinhos de Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celso Amaral in the 35th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Eugênio Valladares dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marquinhos de Souza, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Batista in the 43rd minute of play forced São Paulo FC's goalkeeper Afonso de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celso Amaral received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marquinhos de Souza came out and tried to block the shot, but Celso Amaral slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Batista to strike the kick off in the second half. Marquinhos de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A hard shot by Frédson de Castro from long distance, 60 minutes into the match, got Afonso de Toledo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Augusto Batista hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Celso Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marquinhos de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugênio Valladares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Osvaldo Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. São Paulo FC's Celso Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugênio Valladares in the 79th minute of play forced Barborema's goalkeeper Marquinhos de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Celso Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marquinhos de Souza was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the match, Barborema's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Amaral came free, but Marquinhos de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.