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Estádio Corti
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leopoldo Dantas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes of play, Corti's Leopoldo Dantas made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tiago Godoi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 8 minutes into the game, Kléber Cavalcante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ulisses Souza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Corti's Ulisses Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Cavalcante in the 14th minute of play. São Paulo F.C.'s Tiago Godoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save São Paulo F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute Kléber Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulisses Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiago Godoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Tiago Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 minutes, Dé Severo made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Corti's Ulisses Souza tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 26th minute, Corti's Leopoldo Dantas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tiago Godoi. Tiago Godoi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Hernani Vidal hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Olavo Cavalcante hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute Kléber Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulisses Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Edmílson Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, São Paulo F.C.'s goalkeeper Tiago Godoi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Dantas. In the 41st minute, Geovani Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sidnei Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Kléber Cavalcante who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Corti's Ulisses Souza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kléber Cavalcantes short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Ulisses Souza to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Buba Seco hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Dé Severos short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Ulisses Souza to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tiago Godoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Loyola in the 60th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Kléber Cavalcante took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Ulisses Souza to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Corti's zone, Kléber Cavalcante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulisses Souza came out of the goal and Kléber Cavalcante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Corti's Ulisses Souza got control of the ball when Kléber Cavalcante tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Corti's goalkeeper Ulisses Souza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kléber Cavalcante. Thanks to some nice moves Dé Severo could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Ulisses Souza however easily saved by the left post. Tiago Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Douglas Garcia scored 3-3 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tiago Godoi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dé Severo in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ulisses Souza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kléber Cavalcante in the 87th minute of play forced Corti's goalkeeper Ulisses Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Dé Severo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. São Paulo F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corti the free kick. Dé Severo hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.