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Vasco da Gama
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The crowd rose to their feet as Romário dos Santos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tomás Matos. That made the score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Almirantes F.C.'s Juarês Lara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomás Matos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The Almirantes F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when Almirantes F.C.'s Juarês Lara looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Juarês Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Matos having to interfere. The supporters of Real Madrid booed when Almirantes F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernani da Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomás Matos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juarês Lara's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. When Valdomiro Paes came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Almirantes F.C. 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 Valdomiro Paes couldn't finish the play. Juarês Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Matos having to interfere. Juarês Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Matos having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madrid's zone, Juarês Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Matos came out of the goal and Juarês Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Magno Galvão charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Magno Galvão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Almirantes F.C. booed when Real Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magno Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Juarês Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almirantes F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Juarês Lara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th match minute, Real Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celsinho Meirelles to maneuver through the defense. After 38th play minutes Juarês Lara shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Tomás Matos and just under the crossbar into goal. Tomás Matos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juarês Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Romário dos Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Tomás Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Romário dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juarês Lara made a kick off. Romário dos Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Tomás Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Almirantes F.C.'s Juarês Lara in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Madrid's goalie prevented a goal. In the 63rd minute of the match Hernani da Costa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Matos skillfully saved the ball. Almirantes F.C.'s Ezequiel Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisinho Madureira in the 69th minute of play. The supporters of Almirantes F.C. booed when Real Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celsinho Meirelles didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Adolfo Matos hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When Juarês Lara came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Almirantes F.C. 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 Juarês Lara couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute, Juarês Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almirantes F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Magno Galvão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ezequiel Barbosa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from João Adolfo Matos. Juarês Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hernani da Costa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tomás Matos. Real Madrid's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Almirantes F.C. had played much better football throughout.