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Ninho
Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tiaguinho Baptista got the match started through his kick off. If Alfredinho Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vivaldo Madureira got free with Manfredo Aparecido in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the match, Gavea Rio's goal looked a bit too open when Tiaguinho Baptista came free, but Manfredo Aparecido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiaguinho Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manfredo Aparecido having to interfere. Gavea Rio's Manfredo Aparecido proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Gavea Rio from getting a goal against them. In the 21st minute, Tiaguinho Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmundo Ferraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Telmo Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Tiaguinho Baptista 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. Gavea Rio's Manfredo Aparecido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiaguinho Baptista in the 33rd minute of play. Vivaldo Madureira came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Manfredo Aparecido could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiaguinho Baptista in the 39th minute of play forced Gavea Rio's goalkeeper Manfredo Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gavea Rio's Manfredo Aparecido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiaguinho Baptista in the 41st minute of play. Manfredo Aparecido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiaguinho Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Edmundo Ferraz made the kick off in the second half. When Silvério Schmidt came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Gavea Rio 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 Silvério Schmidt couldn't finish the play. Manfredo Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiaguinho Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Edmundo Ferraz's late challenge caught a Passarinhos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edmundo Ferraz helped the player get up and apologised. Edmundo Ferraz kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Tiaguinho Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manfredo Aparecido having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Aníbal Sena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Passarinhos and the Gavea Rio players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 71 played minutes Passarinhos got a freekick which was hit by Aníbal Sena. Manfredo Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vivaldo Madureira in the 77th minute of the match. Tiaguinho Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Manfredo Aparecido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manfredo Aparecido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiaguinho Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manfredo Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vivaldo Madureira in the 88th minute of the match. Sebastião Branco hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Manfredo Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Passarinhos's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.