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Cavalcanti
Spectators: 7175 (Terracing: 5383, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) If Caco de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Abelardo Beila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nelson Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Marcel Ferreira 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. Abelardo Beila recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 21 minutes into the match, Alexsandro Cardoso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Percy Duarte, 1-0. After 24 minutes, Marcel Ferreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Corinthians and the Cavalcanti SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marcel Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Patrick Andrade shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Percy Duarte showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 32 minutes, Valdemar Paraense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cavalcanti SC and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Corinthians booed when Cavalcanti SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Paraense didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Cavalcanti SC's goal looked a bit too open when Caco de Amaral came free, but Nelson Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cavalcanti SC's Nelson Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caco de Amaral in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Corinthians's Júlio Valladares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nelson Sá narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ezequiel Mattos's late challenge caught a Cavalcanti SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ezequiel Mattos helped the player get up and apologised. 39 minutes into the game, one of Corinthians:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Cavalcanti SC a penalty, 42 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cipriano do Vale, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Corinthians's Percy Duarte. 2-0. In the 44th minute, Marcel Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Nelson Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexsandro Cardoso in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Percy Duarte prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráusio Mello in the 56th minute of play forced Cavalcanti SC's goalkeeper Nelson Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Cipriano do Vale was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cavalcanti SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians the free kick. Cavalcanti SC's Nelson Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Ferreira in the 60th minute of play. Júlio Valladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 66 played minutes, Cavalcanti SC's Patrick Andrade shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Percy Duarte 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 Cavalcanti SC reached it. Nelson Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caco de Amaral in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Júlio Valladares 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. Júlio Valladares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelson Sá having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Cavalcanti SC's goal looked a bit too open when Dráusio Mello came free, but Nelson Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Marcel Ferreira could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Nelson Sá however easily saved by the left post. After 80 minutes, Bernardinho Fantini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cavalcanti SC and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nelson Sá was a little too slow when Caco de Amaral got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 2-1. Marcel Ferreira hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Percy Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th play minute Marcel Ferreira came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nelson Sá. 2-2. Corinthians were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.