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Spectators: 7064 (Terracing: 5258, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Antunes in the 2nd minute of play forced Vasco da gama's goalkeeper César Arce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vasco da gama's Gilvan Guedes got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabrício Gaspar didn't quite understand what happened when in the 12 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Igor Cosme during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th minute, one of Flamengo UK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Flamengo UK. Henrique Pontes went to the wrong direction when Gernando Moreira was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. César Arce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donato Araújo went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ernesto Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nestor Antunes scored 0-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of César Arce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Donato Araújo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of César Arce. Vasco da gama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donato Araújo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Donato Araújo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but César Arce read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Flamengo UK's Henrique Pontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilvan Guedes in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nestor Antunes made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Flamengo UK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrício Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Flamengo UK's Fabrício Gaspar got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Flamengo UK's Nestor Antunes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind César Arce. César Arce yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. If Igor Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flamengo UK's Igor Cosme got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Vasco da gama's zone, Donato Araújo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. César Arce came out of the goal and Donato Araújo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 83 minutes into the match, César Fernandez notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Flamengo UK's Henrique Pontes. Henrique Pontes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Henrique Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Albuquerque in the 86th minute of the match. When Fabrício Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Flamengo UK 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 Fabrício Gaspar couldn't finish the play. César Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. When the final whistle sounded Flamengo UK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Vasco da gama.