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Stadium In Flames
Spectators: 7316 (Terracing: 5488, Seating: 1683, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dudu Palmeira started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Phoênix Futebol Clube's Evaristo Ramalho got a free kick in the 5th minute. Gustavo Couto's late challenge caught a Flamengo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Couto helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Phoênix Futebol Clube! Emerson Corrêa walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Phoênix Futebol Clube's Maurinho de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademir Gomes in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Flamengo's Emerson Corrêa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maurinho de Souza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Phoênix Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Ademir Gomes came free, but Maurinho de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Emerson Corrêa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flamengo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Emerson Corrêa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Maurinho de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, Phoênix Futebol Clube's Gustavo Couto broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Maurinho de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Corrêa in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademir Gomes in the 36th minute of play forced Phoênix Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Maurinho de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ademir Gomes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurinho de Souza was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Flamengo's Emerson Corrêa got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Flamengo's Emerson Corrêa in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Phoênix Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. When Gilberto Oliveira came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Flamengo 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 Gilberto Oliveira couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd match minute, Phoênix Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raí Lira to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute Emerson Corrêa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurinho de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Flamengo's Dudu Corrêa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maurinho de Souza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After the first half Flamengo were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Emerson Corrêa made the kick off in the second half. Ademir Gomes came free with the goalkeeper in the 54th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Maurinho de Souza could save by the left post. In the 66th minute, Dudu Corrêa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maurinho de Souza. The goal made the score 0-4. In the 78th minute, Ruy Breckenfeld hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ademir Gomes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Maurinho de Souza skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Emerson Corrêa sped through Phoênix Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maurinho de Souza. Ionică Cantemir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Gerber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Flamengo's Maurinho de Souza threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Emerson Corrêa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Flamengo played a much better game than Phoênix Futebol Clube and deserved their victory. The Phoênix Futebol Clube players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.