Macaíba Stadium
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831,
Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sérgio Mangueira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lauro da Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Espiridion in the 3rd minute of the match. Corinthians were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after União São José FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rudolf Speed took the corner. Rudolf Speed made a great header on Corinthians's corner, it was just that União São José FC's Lauro da Silveira managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 6 minutes, Rudolf Speed managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rudolf Speed was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the match, Corinthians's Elpidio Espiridion sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lauro da Silveira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by União São José FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rudolf Speed was slow to take the kick. During this time Corinthians's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Rudolf Speed almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but União São José FC's Lauro da Silveira did a great save. The supporters of União São José FC booed when Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Espiridion didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabiano de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Almeida having to interfere. When Corinthians's Elpidio Espiridion in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye União São José FC's goalie prevented a goal. Lauro da Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kiril Biradzhiev in the 20th minute of play. Gil Meirelles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Jaime Almeida made a huge save. A sloppy throw-in by Marco de Salles in the 27th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Corinthians's Kiril Biradzhiev. 28 minutes into the match, Elpidio Espiridion had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lauro da Silveira. União São José FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elpidio Espiridion was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 30th match minute, União São José FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco de Salles to maneuver through the defense. Corinthians's Jaime Almeida proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Corinthians from getting a goal against them. Jaime Almeida was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fabiano de Sena showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 36 minute of play. Elpidio Espiridion's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lauro da Silveira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Lauro da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Espiridion, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, União São José FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Espiridion came free, but Lauro da Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elpidio Espiridion to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Corinthians's Elpidio Espiridion ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lauro da Silveira. Lauro da Silveira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Corinthians were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after União São José FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rudolf Speed took the corner. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Leopoldo Palmeira hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Mangueira in the 60th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Jaime Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Corinthians's Jaime Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Mangueira in the 60th minute of play. Corinthians's Jaime Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano de Sena in the 62nd minute of play. Lauro da Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Royal in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind União São José FC's goalkeeper Lauro da Silveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jaime Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Jaime Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Jiang Yi Chong got a free kick in the 74th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Elpidio Espiridion managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corinthians's supporters rose to their feet, but Elpidio Espiridion was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lauro da Silveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to União São José FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Sílvio Andrade hit a great ball. Lauro da Silveira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Natã Pirani showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 84 minute of play. In the 87th match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natã Pirani to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Leopoldo Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gil Meirelles took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaime Almeida. Corinthians's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, União São José FC's Lauro da Silveira got control of the ball when Natã Pirani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Corinthians's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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