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Estádio Potyrendaba
Spectators: 6668 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kaká Castro kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaká Castro in the 4th minute of play forced Botafogo's goalkeeper Benedito Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luisinho Santos hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustavo de Lima during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 played minutes Potyrendaba got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo de Lima. After 8 played minutes, Botafogo's Luan Messias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jarbas Souto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Botafogo reached it. Jarbas Souto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luisinho Santos's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Potyrendaba's Luiz Paulo Custódio got a free kick in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luisinho Santos in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jarbas Souto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Didi Neto hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Benedito Gomes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arlindo Salgado in the 24th minute. Luisinho Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Jarbas Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Potyrendaba's zone, Zeca de Godoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jarbas Souto came out of the goal and Zeca de Godoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 36 played minutes Potyrendaba got a freekick which was hit by Matías Prata. Jarbas Souto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luisinho Santos's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Gonçalo da Rocha 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. In the 46th minute, Luisinho Santos made a precise shot to the right of Jarbas Souto. Potyrendaba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luisinho Santos made a kick off. Luisinho Santos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Jarbas Souto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dalmo Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zeca de Godoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luisinho Santos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Jarbas Souto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 68 minutes into the match, Potyrendaba's goalkeeper Jarbas Souto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luisinho Santos. Gonçalo da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarbas Souto having to interfere. With his leg Jarbas Souto managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Botafogo's Luisinho Santos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luisinho Santos struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Jarbas Souto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Botafogo. In the 82nd minute of the match Dedé Pinheiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jarbas Souto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute, Luisinho Santos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jarbas Souto. The goal made the score 0-4. If Luisinho Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jarbas Souto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luisinho Santos in the 92nd minute. The Botafogo fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when Botafogo's Luisinho Santos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.