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Morumbi
Spectators: 7300 (Terracing: 5477, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Cícero Azevedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cafu Maciel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Alexsandro Melo made a huge save. If Flávio Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexsandro Melo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cafu Maciel in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute Luís Fernando Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute Cícero Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, one of Corinthians:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Corinthians. Jânio Favoretto walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Waldir Vander's late challenge caught a Corinthians's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldir Vander helped the player get up and apologised. After 27 played minutes São Paulo F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Waldir Vander. 30 minutes into the match, Cícero Azevedo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alexsandro Melo, 1-0. Corinthians's Alexsandro Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cícero Azevedo in the 34th minute of play. Luís Fernando Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fabiano Donatello having to interfere. After 41 played minutes Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by Wilton Medeiros. Cafu Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexsandro Melo having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Luís Fernando Cardoso made the kick off in the second half. Luís Fernando Cardoso had several of the São Paulo F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 51 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Luiz Fabiano Donatello as he didn't even see the shot coming. When Luís Fernando Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Corinthians 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 Luís Fernando Cardoso couldn't finish the play. In the 58th match minute, São Paulo F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cícero Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute of the match, Luís Fernando Cardoso tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luiz Fabiano Donatello saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 62 minutes, Diego Porto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São Paulo F.C. and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cícero Azevedo in the 77th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Alexsandro Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Corinthians's Alexsandro Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cafu Maciel in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes in the game, Flávio Fonseca fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Luiz Fabiano Donatello having to interfere. During the 82nd minute of the match Diego Porto completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Diego Porto a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 82nd minute, one of São Paulo F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for São Paulo F.C.. In the 85th minute there was a penalty for Corinthians. Wilton Medeiros stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Luiz Fabiano Donatello. 1-3. Válter Lago kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Luís Fernando Cardoso notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of São Paulo F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano Donatello. Luiz Fabiano Donatello was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 94th minute, Geovânio Cordeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldemar Marquez hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Corinthians 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.