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Spectators: 7263 (Terracing: 5449, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Horácio Prado made the kick off which started today's match. If Válter Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CR Vasco da Gama's Maurício Tande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Mello in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Luís Gustavo Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute of the match, Yan Mello tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maurício Tande saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Maurício Tande made an important save on a dangerous shot by Válter Alves in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Cabo Frio's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Paraibano came free, but Kuuno Laadi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurício Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Mello in the 15th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Válter Alves got free with Maurício Tande in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the game, Luís Gustavo Melo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CR Vasco da Gama's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cabo Frio the free kick. Luís Gustavo Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in CR Vasco da Gama's zone, Yan Mello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurício Tande came out of the goal and Yan Mello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute, Yan Mello reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maurício Tande. The goal made the score 1-0. If Válter Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yan Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 32 played minutes Yan Mello rounded CR Vasco da Gama's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Kuuno Laadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Gustavo Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yan Mello was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Yan Mello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurício Tande was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 62 minutes into the game, Yan Mello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Maurício Tande was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Yan Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 71st minute, Yan Mello got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to CR Vasco da Gama getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Melo hit a great ball. If Válter Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Cabo Frio's Yan Mello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maurício Tande narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luiz Fabiano Veiga's late challenge caught a Cabo Frio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fabiano Veiga helped the player get up and apologised. Yan Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurício Tande having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, CR Vasco da Gama's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Mello came free, but Maurício Tande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurício Tande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válter Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Adriano Tróia's late challenge caught a CR Vasco da Gama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adriano Tróia helped the player get up and apologised. After 95 played minutes Cabo Frio got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Tróia. If Válter Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cabo Frio walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.