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SÃO JANUARIO
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Juarês Coelho made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Edson Vieira notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of VASCO's Álvaro Rossi. Álvaro Rossi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sidney Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Álvaro Rossi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Factum in Memoriam's Abelardo Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Coelho in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Factum in Memoriam's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juarês Coelho was slow to take the kick. During this time VASCO's players had a chance to rest. VASCO's Juarês Coelho was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Abelardo Cunha in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Felippe Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Álvaro Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidney Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Álvaro Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Marques in the 26th minute of play. Juarês Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Abelardo Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Álvaro Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateus Dante in the 38th minute of play forced VASCO's goalkeeper Álvaro Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sidney Marques to strike the kick off in the second half. When Factum in Memoriam's Sidney Marques in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VASCO's goalie prevented a goal. Sidney Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Álvaro Rossi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, VASCO's Álvaro Rossi got control of the ball when Edson Vieira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edson Vieira did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Álvaro Rossi 70 minutes into the match. Edson Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Juarês Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. VASCO's Álvaro Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidney Marques in the 83rd minute of play. After 85 minutes of play, Factum in Memoriam's Edson Vieira made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Álvaro Rossi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 89 minutes into the match, VASCO's goal looked a bit too open when Sidney Marques came free, but Álvaro Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.