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Estádio Pacaembu
Spectators: 7239 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amadeu Vinhas took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Remo Gerber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reggae's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when João Francisco Capixaba scored to the left of an out of position Gösta Knutsson, making the score, 1-0. Carlos Alberto Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson Figueiredo in the 13th minute of the match. Gösta Knutsson made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when João Francisco Capixaba sent off a good shot on target. Gösta Knutsson made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when João Francisco Capixaba sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the match, Claudinei Lima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Alberto Brasil. Olympikus Brasil Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudinei Lima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. William do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Carlos Alberto Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ademir Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gösta Knutsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Paraíba in the 29th minute of the match. Carlos Alberto Brasil didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ademir Saldanha went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 36th minute, Júlio Velasco 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. 38 minutes into the match, Reggae's goalkeeper Gösta Knutsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Francisco Capixaba. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Reggae's goalkeeper Gösta Knutsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Francisco Capixaba got free with Gösta Knutsson in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos Alberto Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Velasco in the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcos Paraíba was the one to do the kick off. Carlos Alberto Brasil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheus da Costa in the 52nd minute of play. Reggae's Gösta Knutsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Francisco Capixaba in the 56th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ademir Saldanha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Carlos Alberto Brasil. That made the score 1-3 in the 58 minute of play. Gösta Knutsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Paraíba in the 62nd minute of the match. Matheus da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Brasil having to interfere. Carlos Alberto Brasil made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Ademir Saldanha sent off a good shot on target. Gösta Knutsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Capixaba in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, João Francisco Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Júlio Velasco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Alberto Brasil was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Amadeu Vinhas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Carlos Alberto Brasil when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 80 played minutes Olympikus Brasil Clube got a freekick which was hit by Yuri Leite. 82 minutes into the match, Olympikus Brasil Clube's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Brasil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Júlio Velasco. In the 84th minute, Reggae's Umberto Garcia seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Umberto Garcia the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Reggae protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Umberto Garcia had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 83 minutes into the game, one of Reggae:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Olympikus Brasil Clube a penalty, 86 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dino Melo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Reggae's Gösta Knutsson. 2-4. Olympikus Brasil Clube's João Francisco Capixaba got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered João Francisco Capixaba off the ground. A collision led to Olympikus Brasil Clube getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. João Francisco Capixaba hit a great ball. Júlio Velasco might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Alberto Brasil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Júlio Velasco ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match was over Reggae could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Olympikus Brasil Clube throughout the match.