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Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Fausto Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Cristian Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Paulo Damião received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Cristian Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Flamengo Castilla's Remo França got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 8 minutes, Remo França mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flamengo Castilla and the Impávido Galcölosso EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristian Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Paulo Damião in the 12th minute of play. After having played for 15 minutes, Fausto Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Impávido Galcölosso EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Arruda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Flamengo Castilla's Henrique Teixeira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Doctor Sócrates. That made the score 1-0 after 21 minutes of play. Benê Tróia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Dantas having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, Luís Paulo Furlan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Doctor Sócrates. Impávido Galcölosso EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Paulo Furlan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. If Fausto Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fausto Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Cristian Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Paulo Damião in the 43rd minute of play forced Flamengo Castilla's goalkeeper Cristian Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fausto Arruda made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Impávido Galcölosso EC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo Furlan came free, but Doctor Sócrates reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Dantas made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when João Paulo Damião sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Arruda in the 64th minute of the match. If João Paulo Damião had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Augusto Souto during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Impávido Galcölosso EC! In the 75th minute there was a penalty for Flamengo Castilla. Luís Alvarenga stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Doctor Sócrates. 3-1. In the 78th minute Henrique Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doctor Sócrates saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Luís Paulo Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Fábio Motta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Impávido Galcölosso EC's Fausto Arruda got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doctor Sócrates showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Teixeira in the 93rd minute of the match. Luís Paulo Furlan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doctor Sócrates having to interfere. Impávido Galcölosso EC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.