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Raulino de Oliveira
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Volta Redonda F. Clube's Albertinho Lima got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Belmiro Bezerra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santo Expedito FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Volta Redonda F. Clube the free kick. In the 7th minute Jorge Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Enrique Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serginho Santana in the 13th minute of play forced Volta Redonda F. Clube's goalkeeper Sílvio Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Acácio Marquez threw the ball into play from the sideline. Volta Redonda F. Clube's Ronaldinho Dracena quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of Santo Expedito FC booed when Volta Redonda F. Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrique Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lenílson Vargas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albertinho Lima went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 29 played minutes Volta Redonda F. Clube got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldinho Dracena. The crowd rose to their feet as Volta Redonda F. Clube's Albertinho Lima slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lenílson Vargas. That made the score 2-0 after 32 minutes of play. Volta Redonda F. Clube's Enrique Moraes pulled a muscle in his leg after 35 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Volta Redonda F. Clube's Osmar Antunes was substituted for Enrique Moraes. After a rather tough play, Santo Expedito FC's Emanuel Monteiro got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, one of Santo Expedito FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Santo Expedito FC. The supporters of Volta Redonda F. Clube booed when Santo Expedito FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Bezerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Santo Expedito FC's goalkeeper Lenílson Vargas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Osmar Antunes. Vítor Carioca charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vítor Carioca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Volta Redonda F. Clube getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Vítor Carioca hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Lenílson Vargas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Osmar Antunes went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Lenílson Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osmar Antunes in the 55th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Albertinho Lima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Volta Redonda F. Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Osmar Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lenílson Vargas having to interfere. Lenílson Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo José Bertassi, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Lenílson Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osmar Antunes in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmar Antunes in the 67th minute of play forced Santo Expedito FC's goalkeeper Lenílson Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Osmar Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Vítor Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Santo Expedito FC booed when Volta Redonda F. Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osmar Antunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Volta Redonda F. Clube's Osmar Antunes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lenílson Vargas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lenílson Vargas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albertinho Lima went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Emanuel Monteiro was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Lenílson Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo José Bertassi in the 88th minute of play. Vítor Carioca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Lenílson Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Volta Redonda F. Clube's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.