Estádio Ronaldo
Spectators: 6797 (Terracing: 5647,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 150) The supporters of Real Cruzeiro FC booed when La Società Sport Osasco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário Santana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baltazar Rodrigues charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltazar Rodrigues the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 10 played minutes La Società Sport Osasco got a freekick which was hit by Baltazar Rodrigues. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar Domingues in the 12th minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Andrézinho Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th match minute, Real Cruzeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge de Andrade to maneuver through the defense. If Mateus Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgard Senna's late challenge caught a Real Cruzeiro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Senna helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd minute, Baltazar Rodrigues made a precise shot to the right of Andrézinho Mattos. Real Cruzeiro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 28th minute João Paulo Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrézinho Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tales Batista in the 32nd minute of play. Real Cruzeiro FC were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after La Società Sport Osasco's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tales Batista took the corner. At last the ball reached Jorge de Andrade at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of La Società Sport Osasco. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Rodrigues in the 39th minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Andrézinho Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tales Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Baptista having to interfere. Real Cruzeiro FC's Andrézinho Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Carlos Paraense in the 44th minute of play. Mateus Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Ricardo Baptista made a huge save. Richard Loyola charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richard Loyola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of La Società Sport Osasco booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball.
The wind increased when Tales Batista made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, João Paulo Cardozo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Società Sport Osasco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Cruzeiro FC the free kick. In the 54th match minute, La Società Sport Osasco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Paulo Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. When Jorge de Andrade fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Cruzeiro FC's protests and gave Jorge de Andrade a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th minute, Jorge de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Real Cruzeiro FC's Andrézinho Mattos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Real Cruzeiro FC from getting a goal against them. After 58 played minutes Real Cruzeiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Jorge de Andrade. Andrézinho Mattos made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Baltazar Rodrigues sent off a good shot on target. In the 66th minute, João Paulo Cardozo 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. Real Cruzeiro FC's Andrézinho Mattos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Real Cruzeiro FC from getting a goal against them. In the 69th minute, Mateus Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Cruzeiro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Real Cruzeiro FC's Tales Batista quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Enéas Pimenta, made in the 75th minute of the game. Tales Batista took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricardo Baptista. Ricardo Baptista dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. When Enéas Pimenta came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the La Società Sport Osasco 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 Enéas Pimenta couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute, João Carlos Paraense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Jorge de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute of the match Edgard Senna shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrézinho Mattos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Andrézinho Mattos made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Baltazar Rodrigues sent off a good shot on target. Real Cruzeiro FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of La Società Sport Osasco for a fine match.
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