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Spectators: 7184 (Terracing: 5390, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Fausto Coutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Dudu Urbano took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronaldinho Dracena. Ronaldinho Dracena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Alessandro Figueiredo's late challenge caught a Jardim Julia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessandro Figueiredo helped the player get up and apologised. 12 minutes into the game, one of Paris Saint-Germain:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The score was 1-1 after a penalty in the 14th minute, where Jardim Julia:s Túlio de Salles tricked Paris Saint-Germain:s Vitório de Lara with a difficult ball by the left post. If Dudu Urbano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldinho Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fernando de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Paris Saint-Germain's zone, Manuel Arruda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitório de Lara came out of the goal and Manuel Arruda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zézinho dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório de Lara having to interfere. With a little luck, Paris Saint-Germain's Vitório de Lara got control of the ball when Manuel Arruda tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 33rd minute Zézinho dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitório de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dudu Urbano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Dracena having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Jardim Julia's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fernando de Amaral came free, but Ronaldinho Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Arruda struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Vitório de Lara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jardim Julia. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zézinho dos Santos was the one to do the kick off. Manuel Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório de Lara having to interfere. Vitório de Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zézinho dos Santos in the 54th minute of play. In the 60th match minute, Jardim Julia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafu Maia to maneuver through the defense. Paris Saint-Germain's Alessandro Figueiredo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Jardim Julia. The supporters of Paris Saint-Germain booed when Jardim Julia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio de Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Fausto Coutinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jardim Julia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paris Saint-Germain the free kick. A collision led to Jardim Julia getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Fausto Coutinho hit a great ball. Paris Saint-Germain's Alessandro Figueiredo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Jardim Julia. During the 72nd minute of the match Fausto Coutinho completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Fausto Coutinho a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Jardim Julia getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Fausto Coutinho hit a great ball. When Raphael de Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Paris Saint-Germain 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 Raphael de Mendonça couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute, Dudu Urbano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paris Saint-Germain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After 79 minutes, Manuel Arruda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jardim Julia and the Paris Saint-Germain players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, Manuel Arruda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dudu Urbano got free with Ronaldinho Dracena in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphael de Mendonça in the 93rd minute of play forced Jardim Julia's goalkeeper Ronaldinho Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Jardim Julia getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Jefferson Marques hit a great ball. 95 minutes into the match, Paris Saint-Germain's Alessandro Figueiredo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Paris Saint-Germain had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.