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Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 157) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gilmar Couto got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute FEARP FC were awarded a corner. Henrique Pesquera went to the cornerflag to take it. Valério Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jailson Capixaba in the 5th minute of the match. Botafogo MZRJ's Juvenal Camargo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Manoel Gomes, made in the 9th minute of the game. 20 minutes in the game Manoel Gomes did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Bernard Blochowiak. Gilmar Couto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Valério Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, FEARP FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gilmar Couto came free, but Valério Donatello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FEARP FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Manoel Gomes hit a great ball. Botafogo MZRJ's Gilmar Couto got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goal looked a bit too open when Bernard Blochowiak came free, but Férid Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valério Donatello was a little too slow when Gilmar Couto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 1-1. Férid Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Décio Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Botafogo MZRJ's Juvenal Camargo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Manoel Gomes in the 37 minute of the game. Bernard Blochowiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Férid Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Evaristo Porto to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match, Décio Cardoso tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Férid Khalifa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Botafogo MZRJ from getting a goal against them. Evaristo Porto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Férid Khalifa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to FEARP FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Henrique Pesquera hit a great ball. In the 60th minute Gilmar Couto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valério Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jailson Capixaba in the 67th minute of play forced FEARP FC's goalkeeper Valério Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FEARP FC booed when Botafogo MZRJ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Novaes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Botafogo MZRJ's Isaltino Gomes was substituted for Gilvan Falcão. 75 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper Férid Khalifa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vivaldo Guerra. FEARP FC's Valério Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antônio Lopez in the 79th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Antônio Lopez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valério Donatello. FEARP FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antônio Lopez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Couto in the 82nd minute of play forced FEARP FC's goalkeeper Valério Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valério Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilmar Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Botafogo MZRJ's Antônio Lopez got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 94 minutes into the game, Manoel Gomes threw the ball into play from the sideline. Botafogo MZRJ's Juvenal Camargo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. FEARP FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.