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São Paulo F.C.
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leopoldo Sampaio got the match started through his kick off. Leopoldo Sampaio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Conrado de Castro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Leopoldo Sampaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Conrado de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Conrado de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Maurício Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 37 played minutes Itapina got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Catarinense. Conrado de Castro acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 38th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Luizão Saldanha. Leopoldo Sampaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 42 minutes, Teodoro Gomes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itapina and the SÃO PAULO F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Teodoro Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Almir Arósio's late challenge caught a SÃO PAULO F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Almir Arósio helped the player get up and apologised. After 44 played minutes Itapina got a freekick which was hit by Almir Arósio. Leopoldo Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado de Castro having to interfere. Maurício Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Conrado de Castro made a huge save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Conrado de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Augusto Vasconcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 55 minutes into the match, SÃO PAULO F.C's goalkeeper Oswaldo de Salles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Almir Arósio. In the 57th minute, Carlinhos Alvarenga 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 60th minute Maurício Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Leopoldo Sampaio 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. Luiz Fábio Silveira's late challenge caught a SÃO PAULO F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fábio Silveira helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Itapina fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! The referee gave SÃO PAULO F.C a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Luizão Saldanha, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Itapina's Conrado de Castro. 1-0. Conrado de Castro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Aparecido went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Maurício Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot. SÃO PAULO F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Maurício Ramos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conrado de Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Aparecido hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. If Almir Arósio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leopoldo Sampaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Conrado de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Itapina's Conrado de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Ramos in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SÃO PAULO F.C fans cheered their team off the field, for while Itapina had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.