League

Maracanã
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana 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. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvaldo Motta in the 11th minute of play forced Fluminense DF's goalkeeper Patrick Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aílton de Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Fluminense DF's Patrick Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 14th minute of play. Patrick Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Santana in the 18th minute of the match. Patrick Neto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 23rd minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Galo do Japi's Jonatan Rolfsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patrick Neto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Galo do Japi's attentive Durvalino Caca-Rato managed to snatch the ball when Aílton de Moraes made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Durvalino Caca-Rato hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Ronaldo Giovanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Furlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fluminense DF's Patrick Neto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Fluminense DF from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Furlan in the 60th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Neto made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Carlos Santana sent off a good shot on target. After 67 minutes Galo do Japi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dida Dracena who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Fluminense DF's Dida Dracena to fire away a dangerous shot which Ronaldo Giovanelli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Furlan in the 70th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Santana hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Alfredo de Alcântara took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ronaldo Giovanelli. Galo do Japi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Santana got free with Patrick Neto in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the game, Durvalino Caca-Rato threw the ball into play from the sideline. Fluminense DF's Aílton de Moraes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rei Pelé in the 79th minute of play. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Furlan in the 83rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Durvalino Caca-Rato during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th minute, Durvalino Caca-Rato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 90 minutes of play, Galo do Japi's Paulo Renato Saraiva made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrick Neto was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Galo do Japi supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Galo do Japi would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.