League

União
Spectators: 851 (Terracing: 375, Seating: 351, VIP seats: 125) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Orlando Salles made the kick off which started today's match. Dito Santos's late challenge caught a União Barbarense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dito Santos helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SC Corinthians's Dito Santos got a free kick in the 2nd minute. If Orlando Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Genílson Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Salles in the 6th minute of play. Chiquinho Mandrak kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Dito Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 18 minutes into the game, Juarês Martins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Osmar Braga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dito Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dito Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Juarês Martins came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the SC Corinthians 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 Juarês Martins couldn't finish the play. A collision led to União Barbarense getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Diego Tinoco hit a great ball. Dito Santos struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Osmar Braga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Corinthians. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dito Santos in the 39th minute of play forced União Barbarense's goalkeeper Osmar Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osmar Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Martins in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dito Santos was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, SC Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Corrêa came free, but Genílson Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Juarês Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osmar Braga was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. União Barbarense's Osmar Braga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save União Barbarense from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Dito Santos took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Osmar Braga to make any attempt to save it. In the 61st match minute, SC Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ademar Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. Osmar Braga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juarês Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dito Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osmar Braga having to interfere. Michel de Almeida charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michel de Almeida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th match minute, União Barbarense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute, Diego Tinoco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The União Barbarense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. União Barbarense's Osmar Braga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save União Barbarense from getting a goal against them. The supporters of União Barbarense booed when SC Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dito Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dito Santos was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. After 86 played minutes SC Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by Dito Santos. In the 87th minute Orlando Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genílson Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th match minute, SC Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Marques to maneuver through the defense. Genílson Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eriberto Corrêa in the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juarês Martins in the 96th minute of play forced União Barbarense's goalkeeper Osmar Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The SC Corinthians supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Corinthians would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.