League

Morumbi
Spectators: 7175 (Terracing: 5383, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elói das Neves kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Elói das Neves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdir Zanette. São Paulo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elói das Neves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Valdir Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elói das Neves in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to Candeial getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Elói das Neves hit a great ball. Ronaldinho Amaral made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Valdemar Arantes sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 22 minutes, Ronaldão de Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Candeial's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldão de Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valdir Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldão de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 30 minutes, Elói das Neves made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. São Paulo's Valdir Zanette tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ronaldão de Sousa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valdemar Arantes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mané Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Álvaro Cavalcante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Amaral having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Álvaro Cavalcante stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luiz Gustavo Trigo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After having played for 53 minutes, Valdemar Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. São Paulo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valdemar Arantes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ronaldinho Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Cavalcante in the 55th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Álvaro Cavalcante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ronaldinho Amaral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 62nd minute, Ronaldão de Sousa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Candeial fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Isaltino Meirelles kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Agnaldo Pinheiro hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elói das Neves in the 87th minute of play forced São Paulo's goalkeeper Valdir Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Valdemar Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.