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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valdir Garcia kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Benjamin da Fonseca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adilson Alcântara was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Isaac Ferreira successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Moisés Santana was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Brazil:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of S.F.:s goal. Diguinho Linares placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Benjamin da Fonseca scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adilson Alcântara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 16th minute, Benjamin da Fonseca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adilson Alcântara was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Isaac Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Adilson Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 21st minute of play. Isaac Ferreira made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Diguinho Linares sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Valdir Garcia put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Isaac Ferreira. Adilson Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin da Fonseca's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute Benjamin da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adilson Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Diguinho Linares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Saulão Chettle came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Brazil 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 Saulão Chettle couldn't finish the play. Benjamin da Fonseca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Benjamin da Fonseca made the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Benjamin da Fonseca made it 1-6 with a short kick to the right side. S.F.'s Adilson Alcântara tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Benjamin da Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 58 minutes into the match, S.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin da Fonseca came free, but Adilson Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th match minute, S.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Şefik Cevizoğlu to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Adilson Alcântara successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Benjamin da Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adilson Alcântara was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Brazil's Maurinho Mendonça was substituted for Benjamin da Fonseca. In the 66th minute, Diamantino Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, S.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Mendonça came free, but Adilson Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Brazil getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Franz Beckenbauer hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Brazil's zone, Christian Gaspar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isaac Ferreira came out of the goal and Christian Gaspar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th play minute Maurinho Mendonça came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Adilson Alcântara. 1-7. Adilson Alcântara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maurinho Mendonça went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-8 was the resulting score. Adilson Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurinho Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 89 minutes, Valdir Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.F.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Valdir Garcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Maurinho Mendonça had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adilson Alcântara. S.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maurinho Mendonça was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-9. Adilson Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurinho Mendonça in the 94th minute of play. Adilson Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celsinho Perez in the 96th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Brazil eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.