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Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Fernando Cardoso started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Armandinho Loureiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alexsandro Melo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Armandinho Loureiro came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the 50 Tons de Idade 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 Armandinho Loureiro couldn't finish the play. Alexsandro Melo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armandinho Loureiro went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 11 minutes, Zé Donatello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 50 Tons de Idade and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. 19 minutes into the game, Zé Donatello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Alexsandro Melo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 23 minutes, Armandinho Loureiro made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Corinthians's Alexsandro Melo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Válter Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Betão Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fernando Cardoso in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válter Lago to maneuver through the defense. Alexsandro Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armandinho Loureiro in the 37th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Wágner Arce got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Alexsandro Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armandinho Loureiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexsandro Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armandinho Loureiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexsandro Melo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Armandinho Loureiro's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fernando Cardoso in the 47th minute of play forced 50 Tons de Idade's goalkeeper Betão Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armandinho Loureiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Armandinho Loureiro made the kick off in the second half. Armandinho Loureiro got in the 52nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Alexsandro Melo handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Alexsandro Melo made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Armandinho Loureiro sent off a good shot on target. Willian Cardoso kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Alexsandro Melo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armandinho Loureiro in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Corinthians's Alexsandro Melo got control of the ball when Armandinho Loureiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Wágner Arce got a free kick in the 67th minute. Armandinho Loureiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Alexsandro Melo made a huge save. Artur Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, Válter Lago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Betão Mazza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armandinho Loureiro got free with Alexsandro Melo in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos Fernando Donatello charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Fernando Donatello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Carlos Fernando Donatello hit a great ball. Corinthians's Alexsandro Melo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Corinthians from getting a goal against them. Alexsandro Melo made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Armandinho Loureiro sent off a good shot on target. When the match was over 50 Tons de Idade could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Corinthians throughout the match.