League

Coromandel
Spectators: 7184 (Terracing: 5390, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Nuno Lago made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in Coromandel's zone, Celsinho Mandrak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Acácio Prado came out of the goal and Celsinho Mandrak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Vasco da Gama booed when Coromandel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Vítor Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Celsinho Mandrak sped through Coromandel's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Acácio Prado. Ernesto Eger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Acácio Prado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, Tadeu Lopez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Coromandel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vasco da Gama the free kick. Tadeu Lopez hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Nuno Lago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Donato having to interfere. Douglas Donato made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabiano Brasil in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Mandrak in the 37th minute of play forced Coromandel's goalkeeper Acácio Prado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Mineiro's late challenge caught a Coromandel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Júlio Mineiro helped the player get up and apologised. After 42 played minutes Vasco da Gama got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Mineiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho Melo in the 46th minute of play forced Coromandel's goalkeeper Acácio Prado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ernesto Eger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernesto Eger was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Nuno Lago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Douglas Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fabiano Brasil came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Coromandel 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 Fabiano Brasil couldn't finish the play. When Nuno Lago came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Coromandel 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 Nuno Lago couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Coromandel's João Francisco Furtado got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 67 minutes into the match, Vasco da Gama's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Cerezo came free, but Douglas Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Nuno Lago notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Vasco da Gama's Douglas Donato. Douglas Donato was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st minute, João Vítor Paes 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. Douglas Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Brasil in the 87th minute of the match. If Fabinho Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabiano Brasil took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Douglas Donato. Douglas Donato dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2.