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Caras
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Thor Asplund started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Célio Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Paulo Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thor Asplund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thor Asplund in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Paulo Esteves saved Vasco da Gama from getting behind. Zé Paulo Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Schmidt, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 11 minutes into the game, when Albertinho Teixeira put in a rough tackle. Zé Paulo Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thor Asplund in the 17th minute of the match. If Fausto Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wiliam Souza in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vítor Abraão saved Raiders SC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wiliam Souza in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vítor Abraão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute Fausto Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wiliam Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Abraão having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, Raiders SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Asplund to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Vasco da Gama's Eurico Trigo got a free kick in the 35th minute. After having played for 42 minutes, Wiliam Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vasco da Gama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wiliam Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arthur Jacinto during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Arthur Jacinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vítor Abraão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wiliam Souza's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The audience was convinced that Wiliam Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vítor Abraão was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Vasco da Gama's zone, Thor Asplund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Paulo Esteves came out of the goal and Thor Asplund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes in the game, Fausto Schmidt fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Zé Paulo Esteves having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Hermínio Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute of the match Cláudio Meira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vítor Abraão skillfully saved the ball. Zé Paulo Esteves was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Thor Asplund showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 63 minute of play. Vítor Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wiliam Souza in the 69th minute of play. Vítor Abraão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wiliam Souza's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Vítor Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiliam Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Raiders SC's zone, Wiliam Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vítor Abraão came out of the goal and Wiliam Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vítor Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wiliam Souza in the 82nd minute of play. After 86th play minutes Wiliam Souza shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Vítor Abraão and just under the crossbar into goal. After 89 played minutes Vasco da Gama got a freekick which was hit by Cido Maranhense. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.