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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabinho dos Santos kicked off to start the match. Jaime Cortez made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Fabinho dos Santos sent off a good shot on target. Acácio Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurtuluş Tuğcu, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Jaime Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafinha Trancoso in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gaita´s club's goalkeeper Jaime Cortez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Acácio Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Asteri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Acácio Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Solustiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute, Club Athletico Paulistano's Fabinho dos Santos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jaime Cortez. Jaime Cortez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Jaime Cortez made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Fabinho dos Santos sent off a good shot on target. Freddy Solustiano charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Freddy Solustiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, Gaita´s club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dawid Szotek to maneuver through the defense. Fabinho dos Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Jaime Cortez made a huge save. Jaime Cortez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fabinho dos Santos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 26 minute of play. Zé Paulo de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of Gaita´s club:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Club Athletico Paulistano:s goal. Gaita´s club:s Jaime Cortez showed great skill when he stopped Agnaldo Mattos:s penalty. In the 36th minute, Club Athletico Paulistano's Fabinho dos Santos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Fabinho dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Cortez having to interfere. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Athletico Paulistano's goalkeeper Acácio Lara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rafinha Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Cortez having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osvaldo Asteri to make the kick off. The supporters of Gaita´s club booed when Club Athletico Paulistano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto-Carlos Håland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabinho dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Cortez having to interfere. After 60 minutes of play, Club Athletico Paulistano's Fabinho dos Santos made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaime Cortez was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delmiro Xabel during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Delmiro Xabel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute of the match Agnaldo Mattos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jaime Cortez skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho dos Santos in the 67th minute of play forced Gaita´s club's goalkeeper Jaime Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's Fabinho dos Santos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jaime Cortez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 75 minutes Gaita´s club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Agnaldo Mattos who took care of the corner kick. Club Athletico Paulistano's Agnaldo Mattos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jaime Cortez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 77th match minute, Gaita´s club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dawid Szotek to maneuver through the defense. Jaime Cortez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafinha Trancoso went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Gaita´s club made a substitution. Marcial Argenis replaced Kurtuluş Tuğcu. After 94 minutes, Ezequiel Mineiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Athletico Paulistano and the Gaita´s club players grew even worse after the yellow card. 93 minutes into the game, one of Club Athletico Paulistano:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of Gaita´s club booed when Club Athletico Paulistano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agnaldo Mattos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Acácio Lara was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Freddy Solustiano. Gaita´s club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.