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Palestra Campinas
Spectators: 7177 (Terracing: 5385, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Silvinho Mandrak made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simão Paiva in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elias Correia saved S.E. Porcos Verdes from getting behind. In the 6th minute, Kaká Brito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Correia was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 13th minute Silvinho Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Celsinho Queirós fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.E. Porcos Verdes's protests and gave Celsinho Queirós a yellow card for diving instead. 14 minutes into the game, one of S.E. Porcos Verdes:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Mati. Zeca Paiva stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Elias Correia. 0-2. Silvinho Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Correia having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silvinho Mandrak in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elias Correia saved S.E. Porcos Verdes from getting behind. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of S.E. Porcos Verdes:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mati:s goal. If Nildo Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nildo Silva came free with the goalkeeper in the 46th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Falcão Neiva could save by the left post. After the first half Mati were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adhemar Arruda to make the kick off. Silvinho Mandrak had several of the S.E. Porcos Verdes's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 56 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-4 score and a disappointed Elias Correia as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 64th minute, Nildo Silva got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Silvinho Mandrak came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Mati 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 Silvinho Mandrak couldn't finish the play. Silvinho Mandrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Elias Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silvinho Mandrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Elias Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Mati's Alexandre Trancoso got a free kick in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, S.E. Porcos Verdes's Celsinho Queirós broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Adhemar Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silvinho Mandrak in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elias Correia saved S.E. Porcos Verdes from getting behind. If Adhemar Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mati's Falcão Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adhemar Arruda in the 93rd minute of play. Mati's Falcão Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nildo Silva in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mati walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.