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Colina Histórica
Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Luiz Lara took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th match minute, Seven Hell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denílson Reis to maneuver through the defense. Silvinho Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aílton Urbano in the 13th minute of play. After 13 played minutes Seven Hell got a freekick which was hit by Silvinho Donato. After 14 played minutes Rio de Janeiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Donatello. After a defensive mix-up in Rio de Janeiro FC's zone, Joel Faria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Martins came out of the goal and Joel Faria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruno Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Hermes, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 23 played minutes Adelino Nogueira rounded Seven Hell's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Joel Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Falcão Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silvinho Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aílton Urbano in the 32nd minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Rio de Janeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Magno Lira came free, but Bruno Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Rio de Janeiro FC's Pedro Luiz Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvinho Proença narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Seven Hell getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Angelo Prestes hit a great ball. Hélio Mello hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Magno Lira to make the kick off. Bruno Martins made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Igor Hermes sent off a good shot on target. In the 54th minute, Pedro Luiz Lara 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. Rio de Janeiro FC's Aílton Urbano got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Seven Hell's Silvinho Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luiz Lara in the 57th minute of play. The supporters of Seven Hell booed when Rio de Janeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Luiz Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jefferson Pires charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jefferson Pires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hélio Mello kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Adelino Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Silvinho Proença tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Paulo Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Silvinho Proença tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Seven Hell's zone, Pedro Luiz Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvinho Proença came out of the goal and Pedro Luiz Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silvinho Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adelino Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If José Paulo Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvinho Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Velasco in the 88th minute of play. Rio de Janeiro FC's Adelino Nogueira got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Luiz Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rio de Janeiro FC had played much better football throughout.