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Neo Química Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Universidade futebol club's Fabrício Dantas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Angelo Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ramón Chaves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Toninho Batista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to Universidade futebol club getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Vinícius Medeiros hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, Umberto Perez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of CORINTHIANS's Sebastião Faria. Sebastião Faria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of CORINTHIANS booed when Universidade futebol club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Gustavo Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vinícius Medeiros hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Sebastião Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 30 played minutes Universidade futebol club got a freekick which was hit by Vinícius Medeiros. Belchior da Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Belchior da Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Universidade futebol club booed when CORINTHIANS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belchior da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastião Faria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umberto Perez in the 32nd minute of play. Toninho Batista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Garcia in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Dantas in the 44th minute of play forced CORINTHIANS's goalkeeper Sebastião Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ramón Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angelo Garcia to strike the kick off in the second half. Vinícius Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Sebastião Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Universidade futebol club's Umberto Perez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastião Faria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Sebastião Faria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrício Dantas in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of CORINTHIANS booed when Universidade futebol club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Gustavo Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Universidade futebol club defense, Ramón Chaves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Toninho Batista. The Universidade futebol club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Toninho Batista should have stopped the shot. Umberto Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Sebastião Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Angelo Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. CORINTHIANS's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelo Garcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toninho Batista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st minute, Fiori Mazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, CORINTHIANS's Sebastião Faria got control of the ball when Umberto Perez tried to sneak it across the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, CORINTHIANS's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrício Dantas came free, but Sebastião Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Garcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Toninho Batista. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelo Garcia ran back to his position shaking his head. After 92 minutes, Vinícius Medeiros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Universidade futebol club and the CORINTHIANS players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 92 played minutes Universidade futebol club got a freekick which was hit by Vinícius Medeiros. If Fabrício Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Universidade futebol club players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.