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ESTÁDIO FLACONQUISTA
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernandão Carneiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sérgio Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Claudinei Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Marcelo Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Botafogo's Luís Britto got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Donato Hoffmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vítor Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Vítor Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Donato Hoffmann's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Marcelo Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandão Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Marcelo Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandão Carneiro in the 26th minute of the match. Marcelo Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vítor Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Simão Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Vítor Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FLACONQUISTA getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Claudinei Ferreira hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Simão Rodrigues sped through FLACONQUISTA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vítor Silva. Vítor Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernandão Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Marcelo Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vítor Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Botafogo were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donato Hoffmann to make the kick off. Donato Hoffmann who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Vítor Silva when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpected shot in the 54th minute by Donato Hoffmann got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Botafogo's Marcelo Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandão Carneiro in the 55th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Botafogo's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Senna came free, but Marcelo Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Toscano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Paulo Senna went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Botafogo made a substitution. Paulinho de Lara replaced Donato Hoffmann. Marcelo Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandão Carneiro in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Paulinho de Lara 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. Sérgio Ribeiro's late challenge caught a Botafogo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sérgio Ribeiro helped the player get up and apologised. 73 minutes into the game, one of FLACONQUISTA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Vítor Silva had in the 75thth minute some difficulties stopping Paulinho de Lara's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball When José Paulo Senna came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the FLACONQUISTA 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 José Paulo Senna couldn't finish the play. Botafogo's Paulinho de Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claudinei Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Luís Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Botafogo's Paulinho de Lara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vítor Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Vítor Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Marcelo Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Senna in the 98th minute of play. The Botafogo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Botafogo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.