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Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Vasco da Gama's Ernesto Eger started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gilmar Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Douglas Donato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Douglas Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reginaldo de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tatarem's goalkeeper Maurinho Fernandes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vasco da Gama's Douglas Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilmar Melo in the 33rd minute of play. If Gilmar Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Douglas Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reginaldo de Souza in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reginaldo de Souza in the 41st minute of play forced Vasco da Gama's goalkeeper Douglas Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Reginaldo de Souza made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Tatarem booed when Vasco da Gama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. Douglas Donato made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Gilmar Melo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Mandrak in the 78th minute of play forced Tatarem's goalkeeper Maurinho Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Tatarem getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Edson Vieira hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, Vasco da Gama's Celsinho Mandrak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maurinho Fernandes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ernesto Eger hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Gilmar Melo 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. Fabinho Melo's late challenge caught a Tatarem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabinho Melo helped the player get up and apologised. Fabinho Melo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Reginaldo de Souza in the 97thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Douglas Donato, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gilmar Melo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 98th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The Vasco da Gama fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tatarem were clearly better and deserved to take the win.