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SÃO PAULO F.C
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amauri Lopes started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Fiori Andrade was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guarani Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SÃO PAULO F.C the free kick. If Fiori Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 played minutes Amauri Lopes rounded Guarani Futebol Clube's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 11th minute Fiori Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jairo Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Guarani Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Dráuzio Netto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Augusto de Godoi. Guarani Futebol Clube's Jairo Cardozo got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to SÃO PAULO F.C getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Amílton Carneiro hit a great ball. Luiz Eduardo Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Amauri Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isaltino Brasil hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, SÃO PAULO F.C's Luiz Eduardo Barbosa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. 43 minutes into the match, Guarani Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Dráuzio Netto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Augusto de Godoi. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jairo Cardozo was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by SÃO PAULO F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Isaltino Brasil was slow to take the kick. During this time Guarani Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. 3-0 became the score in the 55th minute when Amauri Lopes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 61st minute Jairo Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Eduardo Barbosa in the 65th minute of play forced Guarani Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Dráuzio Netto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dráuzio Netto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute Jairo Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dráuzio Netto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Augusto de Godoi in the 73rd minute of play. After 74 played minutes Guarani Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Goiano. 80 minutes into the match, Guarani Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Eduardo Barbosa came free, but Dráuzio Netto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dráuzio Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Augusto de Godoi in the 82nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SÃO PAULO F.C's zone, Jairo Cardozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albertinho Costa came out of the goal and Jairo Cardozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SÃO PAULO F.C's Albertinho Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Cardozo in the 88th minute of play. Albertinho Costa was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Jairo Cardozo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jairo Cardozo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Dráuzio Netto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Eduardo Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. SÃO PAULO F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.