League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7244 (Terracing: 5434, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Júnior Pitta kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Victor Velloso notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Flamengo's Ronaldão Gomes. Ronaldão Gomes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. João Adolfo Cearense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matías França in the 6th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Victor Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldão Gomes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Leandro Carioca fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Quarteis's protests and gave Leandro Carioca a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Flamengo booed when Quarteis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Carioca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ronaldão Gomes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victor Velloso's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. With an all-out effort, Flamengo's João Adolfo Cearense threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Júnior Pitta, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior Pitta in the 31st minute of play forced Quarteis's goalkeeper João Adolfo Cearense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Velloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldão Gomes having to interfere. João Adolfo Cearense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júnior Pitta in the 38th minute of play. If Victor Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 43 minutes into the match, Quarteis's goal looked a bit too open when Júnior Pitta came free, but João Adolfo Cearense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, Mazinho Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Victor Velloso made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Velloso in the 51st minute of play forced Flamengo's goalkeeper Ronaldão Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Júnior Pitta put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of João Adolfo Cearense. After 60 played minutes, Quarteis's Filipe Maciel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ronaldão Gomes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Quarteis reached it. Ronaldão Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Velloso in the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the game, Ivo Paraibano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flamengo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Quarteis the free kick. Ivo Paraibano hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the match, Flamengo's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Velloso came free, but Ronaldão Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Geovanni Carneiro in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Adolfo Cearense saved Quarteis from getting behind. João Adolfo Cearense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júnior Pitta in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute of the match Luís Passos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Adolfo Cearense showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 75th minute, Geovanni Carneiro 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. Júnior Pitta 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. Ivo Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 89 minutes into the game, Marcinho Queiroz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flamengo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Quarteis the free kick. In the 89th match minute, Flamengo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcinho Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Evaristo Abraão sped through Flamengo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ronaldão Gomes. The Flamengo supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Quarteis's performance. The match ended with a win for Quarteis.