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Mesota
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) If Pedro Augusto Prestes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 played minutes Mesota got a freekick which was hit by Albertino Duarte. After 8 played minutes, Vasco da Gama's Enio Cardozo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nildo Meira 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 Vasco da Gama reached it. If Lenílson Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Mesota getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. João Carlos Teixeira hit a great ball. André Luís Fernandez took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nildo Meira. Nildo Meira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ian Paraíba hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Osvaldinho Mello fired a really elegant long shot, but Sidney Vargas threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. After a rather tough play, Vasco da Gama's Hernani Paraense got a free kick in the 20th minute. Rodriguinho Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The audience cheered when Enio Cardozo's long shot passed Nildo Meira's right side. It was 0-2, 25 minutes into the match. Ian Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Sidney Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Pedro Augusto Prestes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mesota's Nildo Meira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís Fernandez in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mesota's Beto Rezende got a free kick in the 36th minute. André Luís Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Augusto Prestes in the 39th minute of play forced Mesota's goalkeeper Nildo Meira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Luís Fernandez might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nildo Meira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Luís Fernandez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 42nd match minute, Mesota was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateus Guedes to maneuver through the defense. After 44 minutes, Beto Rezende mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mesota and the Vasco da Gama players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Beto Rezende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Luís Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Nildo Meira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Mesota players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vasco da Gama were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedro Augusto Prestes to strike the kick off in the second half. When %teams%'s Lenílson Fontes was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-3 just inside the left pole, 58 minutes into the game. Nildo Meira was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Pedro Augusto Prestes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Mesota getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Armando Furtado hit a great ball. Pedro Augusto Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Nildo Meira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Mesota's zone, Pedro Augusto Prestes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nildo Meira came out of the goal and Pedro Augusto Prestes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Vasco da Gama's Pedro Augusto Prestes in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mesota's goalie prevented a goal. André Luís Fernandez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Nildo Meira made a huge save. André Luís Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the match, Vasco da Gama's Pedro Augusto Prestes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nildo Meira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute, André Luís Fernandez 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. When the final whistle sounded Vasco da Gama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mesota.