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Spectators: 7058 (Terracing: 5258, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Dráusio Duarte made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute, João Augusto Lago reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cafu Koehler. The goal made the score 1-0. César Arce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavo Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. César Arce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráusio Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Dráusio Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Arce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of A.E. Velo Clube booed when Vasco da gama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilvan Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Dráusio Duarte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vasco da gama's César Arce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Olavo Loyola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Arce having to interfere. Olavo Loyola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. César Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A.E. Velo Clube's Dráusio Duarte got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of A.E. Velo Clube booed when Vasco da gama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilvan Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26thth minute of the game Olavo Loyola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vasco da gama's César Arce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th minute, João Augusto Lago reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cafu Koehler. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 36th match minute, A.E. Velo Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Gernando Moreira sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and A.E. Velo Clube's Cafu Koehler didn't even have to move. João Augusto Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vasco da gama's César Arce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olavo Loyola in the 44th minute of play. In the 46thth minute of the game João Augusto Lago who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.E. Velo Clube's Cafu Koehler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Augusto Lago to make the kick off. Olavo Loyolas short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got César Arce to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Cafu Koehler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Maciel in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that João Augusto Lago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cafu Koehler was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Erik Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Arce having to interfere. Dráusio Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. César Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 64 minutes, Dráusio Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.E. Velo Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dráusio Duarte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Olavo Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeremias Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cafu Koehler having to interfere. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Jeremias Maciel sped through A.E. Velo Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cafu Koehler. A collision led to Vasco da gama getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Gilvan Guedes hit a great ball. César Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráusio Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Olavo Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, A.E. Velo Clube's Erik Saldanha got a free kick in the 90th minute. Natã Amaral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A.E. Velo Clube's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.