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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Didi de Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonel Albuquerque took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valdir Braga. Valdir Braga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Baltazar Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Marinho in the 15th minute of play. HAMMERFALL F.C.'s Baltazar Amaral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save HAMMERFALL F.C. from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Nico Paiva put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Valdir Braga. Elano Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Baltazar Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Nico Paiva 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. Leonel Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baltazar Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Didi de Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. If Edgard Marinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgard Marinho to make the kick off. After some careless play in the HAMMERFALL F.C. defense, Didi de Lima kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baltazar Amaral. The HAMMERFALL F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baltazar Amaral should have stopped the shot. Baltazar Amaral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Marinho went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. If Elano Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edgard Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Amaral having to interfere. If Elano Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baltazar Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If João Francisco Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 74 minutes, Elano Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vasco Da Gama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elano Queiroz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tadeu Sá might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valdir Braga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tadeu Sá ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silas Correia during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Silas Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. If Didi de Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Zé Paulo Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot. HAMMERFALL F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Paulo Varela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdir Braga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vasco Da Gama's Valdir Braga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Vasco Da Gama from getting a goal against them. Vasco Da Gama walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.