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Cinzas do Sol
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Waldemar Perez kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilmar Donatello got free with Vito Saldanha in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerson Maranhense's late challenge caught a Fenix FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerson Maranhense helped the player get up and apologised. Gerson Maranhense hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. When Kléberson de Queiroz fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fenix FC's protests and gave Kléberson de Queiroz a yellow card for diving instead. Kléberson de Queiroz hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the game, Daniel Rocha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fenix FC the free kick. In the 7th match minute, S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Rocha to maneuver through the defense. Vito Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Guedes, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. If Gerson Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the match, Dráusio Fernandez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fenix FC's José Pedro Melo. José Pedro Melo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vito Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Guedes, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Gerson Maranhense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. José Pedro Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Dráusio Fernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilmar Donatello got free with Vito Saldanha in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kléberson de Queiroz got free with Vito Saldanha in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Pedro Melo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Waldemar Perez's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. In the 26th match minute, S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th play minute Dino Massa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vito Saldanha. 1-2. In the 31st match minute, S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerson Maranhense to maneuver through the defense. Vito Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clóvis Brasil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 37 played minutes Fenix FC got a freekick which was hit by Cássio Gaúcho. After 38 played minutes, S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's Waldemar Perez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper José Pedro Melo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA reached it. Thanks to some nice moves Dino Massa could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Vito Saldanha however easily saved by the left post. Fenix FC's José Pedro Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerson Maranhense in the 42nd minute of play. Dráusio Fernandez hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Dráusio Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot. S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Dráusio Fernandez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Pedro Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and José Maria Guedes made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Dino Massa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fenix FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 57th minute, Waldemar Perez fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of José Pedro Melo, passed just outside the right post. When Tony Trancoso came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA 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 Tony Trancoso couldn't finish the play. When Clóvis Brasil fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fenix FC's protests and gave Clóvis Brasil a yellow card for diving instead. Clóvis Brasil kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. When Dino Massa fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fenix FC's protests and gave Dino Massa a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Fenix FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Dino Massa hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Massa came free, but Vito Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's goal looked a bit too open when José Maria Guedes came free, but Vito Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Dino Massa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vito Saldanha. S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dino Massa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. 87 minutes into the game, Dino Massa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Vito Saldanha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Waldemar Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waldemar Perez took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised José Pedro Melo. José Pedro Melo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-4. S C CORINTHIANS PAULISTA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.