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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardo Torres kicked off to start the match. Geada SS's Evandro Godoi managed to work through Corinthians's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Evandro Godoi dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The supporters of Geada SS booed when Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléberson Massa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Geada SS's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Torres came free, but Hílton Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bernardo Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evandro Godoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Messias having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Augusto de Carvalho in the 27th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Cristiano Messias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evandro Godoi in the 31st minute of the match. Hílton Magalhães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reginaldo Mendonça in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute, Bernardo Torres fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Hílton Magalhães, passed just outside the right post. A collision led to Geada SS getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Durval Leme hit a great ball. In the 44th minute Corinthians were awarded a corner. Kléberson Massa went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Dudu Hoffmann heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Bernardo Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Hílton Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and João Augusto de Carvalho made a kick off. After some careless play in the Geada SS defense, Bernardo Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hílton Magalhães. The Geada SS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hílton Magalhães should have stopped the shot. 65 minutes into the match, Geada SS's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Torres came free, but Hílton Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Evandro Godoi 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in Geada SS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Corinthians a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kléberson Massa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Geada SS's Hílton Magalhães. 2-0. João Augusto de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Messias having to interfere. Jefferson Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Hílton Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Miguel Pernambucano sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Corinthians's Cristiano Messias didn't even have to move. João Augusto de Carvalho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Messias having to make a save. Cristiano Messias made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Evandro Godoi sent off a good shot on target. Cristiano Messias made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Evandro Godoi sent off a good shot on target. 95 minutes into the match, Geada SS's João Augusto de Carvalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristiano Messias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Geada SS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Corinthians.