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Estádio Caio Martins
Spectators: 6318 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1218, VIP seats: 100) Atlético de Niterói's Cesinha Sousa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, André Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Time fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 6 minutes into the match, Dé Nóbrega had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reginaldo Bueno. Atlético de Niterói's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dé Nóbrega was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético de Niterói's goalkeeper Reginaldo Bueno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th minute Dé Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reginaldo Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 minutes, Rodolfo de Brito made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Atlético de Niterói's Reginaldo Bueno tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rodolfo de Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Reginaldo Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Mattos might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cacá Gonçalves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfredo Mattos ran back to his position shaking his head. Cesinha Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cacá Gonçalves having to interfere. In the 36th minute Dé Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reginaldo Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dé Nóbrega came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Time 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 Dé Nóbrega couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Atlético de Niterói defense, Rodolfo de Brito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Reginaldo Bueno. The Atlético de Niterói fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Reginaldo Bueno should have stopped the shot. Reginaldo Bueno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodolfo de Brito's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute Time were awarded a corner. Gino de Carvalho went to the cornerflag to take it. Alexandre Mendonça made a great header on Time's corner, it was just that Atlético de Niterói's Reginaldo Bueno managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 48th minute Gustavo Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reginaldo Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Time were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dé Nóbrega made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Dé Nóbrega reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Reginaldo Bueno. The goal made the score 0-5. Alexandre Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Reginaldo Bueno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo de Brito in the 58th minute. Jean Sarmento kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Reginaldo Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dé Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute Dé Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reginaldo Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Atlético de Niterói's goal looked a bit too open when Dé Nóbrega came free, but Reginaldo Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atlético de Niterói's Cesinha Sousa got a free kick in the 68th minute. Reginaldo Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Dé Nóbrega dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Reginaldo Bueno, 0-6. A collision led to Atlético de Niterói getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Alfredo Mattos hit a great ball. Reginaldo Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Dé Nóbrega came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Time 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 Dé Nóbrega couldn't finish the play. The Atlético de Niterói supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Time's performance. The match ended with a win for Time.