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Estádio Valongo
Spectators: 7270 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 0) 龚松川 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Botafogo's 肖远平 got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Botafogo were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after C.R. Vallongo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 龚松川 took the corner. After taking down the ball on Botafogo's corner 肖远平 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Luiz Fabiano Cruz quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to C.R. Vallongo getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Mauro Ramos hit a great ball. 肖远平 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Luiz Fabiano Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Botafogo booed when C.R. Vallongo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Tande didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Wellington Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Fabiano Cruz. C.R. Vallongo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wellington Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Wellington Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anísio Matorin hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Luiz Fabiano Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龚松川, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Luiz Fabiano Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Montenegro in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.R. Vallongo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 龚松川 was slow to take the kick. During this time Botafogo's players had a chance to rest. Botafogo's 龚松川 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Luiz Fabiano Cruz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 29th minute, 龚松川 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luiz Fabiano Cruz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Armandinho Siqueira hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Wilton de Lima hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Luiz Fabiano Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龚松川, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Botafogo's Wellington Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Fabiano Cruz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Wellington Montenegro scored 0-4 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luiz Fabiano Cruz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wilton de Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manoel Lago having to interfere. Wellington Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-4 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 Anísio Matorin made a kick off. Luiz Fabiano Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龚松川, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Luiz Fabiano Cruz made an important save on a dangerous shot by 肖远平 in the 57th minute. Wellington Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the match, C.R. Vallongo's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Montenegro came free, but Luiz Fabiano Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute Wellington Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, 龚松川 notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of C.R. Vallongo's Luiz Fabiano Cruz. Luiz Fabiano Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind C.R. Vallongo's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Cruz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.R. Vallongo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 龚松川 was slow to take the kick. During this time Botafogo's players had a chance to rest. Manoel Lago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anísio Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Wellington Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 肖远平 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wellington Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If 龚松川 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Fabiano Cruz came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Botafogo's 龚松川. But to his dismay, 龚松川 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. In the 92nd minute 龚松川 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manoel Lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilton de Lima in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute Wilton de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Botafogo played a much better game than C.R. Vallongo and deserved their victory. The C.R. Vallongo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.