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O Tijuca
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Betinho Vinhas started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Vinhas in the 4th minute of play forced Tijucano's goalkeeper Silvinho de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aníbal Paraíba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th match minute, Tijucano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeca Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Tijucano getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Jorginho Vargas hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the game, Aníbal Paraíba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Silvinho de Andrade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aníbal Paraíba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aníbal Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Silvinho de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Betinho Vinhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aníbal Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Silvinho de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute Claudinho Arce suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Dedê Perez kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After 36 minutes, Ciro Neiva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MaCaCo PreGo FC and the Tijucano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ciro Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Dedê Perez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Tales Corrêa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Aníbal Paraíba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvinho de Andrade having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Romário Schmidt to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Schmidt in the 57th minute of play forced MaCaCo PreGo FC's goalkeeper Tales Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Tijucano getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Toninho Linares hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Marcelinho do Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Betinho Vinhas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 65th minute. MaCaCo PreGo FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Romário Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Tijucano's Silvinho de Andrade got control of the ball when Aníbal Paraíba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tijucano's Dedê Perez got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dedê Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Tales Corrêa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvinho de Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aníbal Paraíba in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute of the match, Aníbal Paraíba got a very nice opportunity to score, but Silvinho de Andrade was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.