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Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5483, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Jefferson Pires made in the 3rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Aílton Urbano immediately put the ball in play. Erivaldo Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aílton Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When José Paulo Velasco came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Rio de Janeiro FC 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 José Paulo Velasco couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aílton Urbano in the 8th minute of play forced Napas FC's goalkeeper Erivaldo Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Napas FC's Erivaldo Pombal got control of the ball when Pedro Luiz Lara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erivaldo Pombal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aílton Urbano in the 13th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Rio de Janeiro FC's Pedro Luiz Lara slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Erivaldo Pombal. That made the score 2-0 after 16 minutes of play. Erivaldo Pombal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Luiz Lara in the 24th minute. Erivaldo Pombal made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when José Paulo Velasco sent off a good shot on target. Erivaldo Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aílton Urbano in the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to Napas FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Henrique Meireles hit a great ball. Antônio Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Pedro Luiz Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Washington Bertassi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erivaldo Pombal having to interfere. When Gildo Donatello came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Napas FC 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 Gildo Donatello couldn't finish the play. Erivaldo Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aílton Urbano in the 48th minute of the match.

Aílton Urbano took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erivaldo Pombal. Erivaldo Pombal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 58 minutes into the game, Pedro Luiz Lara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Erivaldo Pombal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Napas FC's Doriva Madureira got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Nico Quirino made in the 65th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arí Melo. If Gildo Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erivaldo Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Lara in the 68th minute of play. When Gildo Donatello came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Napas FC 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 Gildo Donatello couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Napas FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Arí Melo hit a great ball. Pedro Luiz Lara 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. In the 88th minute, José Paulo Velasco made a precise shot to the right of Erivaldo Pombal. Napas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. 91 minutes into the game, Pedro Augusto Mesquita was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Napas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rio de Janeiro FC the free kick. In the 92nd match minute, Napas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Augusto Mesquita to maneuver through the defense. Rio de Janeiro FC's Adelino Nogueira got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adelino Cearense during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute, Adelino Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rio de Janeiro FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.