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Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vítor Cunha made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Ademir de Almeida left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Botafogo AP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 15 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético Cristo Rei! An unexpectedly hard shot by René Houseman in the 25th minute of play forced Atlético Cristo Rei's goalkeeper Alfredão Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Botafogo AP's René Houseman got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 29 minutes into the game, René Houseman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alfredão Bueno. René Houseman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Ademir de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. René Houseman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Alfredão Bueno made a huge save. The supporters of Botafogo AP booed when Atlético Cristo Rei was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimundo Gonçalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético Cristo Rei's Alfredão Bueno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademir de Almeida in the 40th minute of play. René Houseman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Alfredão Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, René Houseman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botafogo AP's supporters rose to their feet, but René Houseman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredão Bueno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

René Houseman might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alfredão Bueno. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. René Houseman ran back to his position shaking his head. After 55 minutes of play, Botafogo AP's René Houseman made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredão Bueno was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Gugu Simões in the 59th minute of play forced Atlético Cristo Rei's goalkeeper Alfredão Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Botafogo AP booed when Atlético Cristo Rei was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Régis de Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alan do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Pedrão Vergílio fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Cristo Rei's protests and gave Pedrão Vergílio a yellow card for diving instead. Pedrão Vergílio kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Gugu Simões notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Atlético Cristo Rei's Alfredão Bueno. Alfredão Bueno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 6-0 when René Houseman sped through Atlético Cristo Rei's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alfredão Bueno. Botafogo AP made a substitution. Fritz Ernst Joinvilense replaced René Houseman. Botafogo AP made a substitution. Jânio Abreu replaced Gugu Neves. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Botafogo AP's goalkeeper Alan do Vale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th match minute, Botafogo AP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maicon Perez to maneuver through the defense. Nilson Meireles, 85 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético Cristo Rei's goalkeeper Alfredão Bueno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 90 minutes, Nilson Meireles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Cristo Rei and the Botafogo AP players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Atlético Cristo Rei's Nilson Meireles got a free kick in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Fritz Ernst Joinvilense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Alfredão Bueno was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Botafogo AP's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.