League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Benedito de Toledo made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benedito de Toledo in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giovanni Prado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlos Fernando Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durvalino Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 8 minutes of play, Londrina EC's Dênis Mendonça made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Fernando Maia was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Durvalino Proença in the 12th minute of play forced Rio de Janeiro F. C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Fernando Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belmiro Trevisan kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Giovanni Prado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benedito de Toledo's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. In the 20th minute, Durvalino Proença left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Londrina EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Dênis Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Fernando Maia having to interfere. Carlos Fernando Maia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Durvalino Proença's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Diguinho Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rio de Janeiro F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Diguinho Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giovanni Prado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Benedito de Toledo scored 2-2 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giovanni Prado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Dênis Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Durvalino Proença fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Fernando Maia having to interfere. When Dênis Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Londrina EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dênis Mendonça couldn't finish the play. When Dedé Paraibano fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio de Janeiro F. C.'s protests and gave Dedé Paraibano a yellow card for diving instead. Benedito de Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diguinho Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Prado having to interfere. Londrina EC's Dênis Mendonça got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.