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VASCO DA GAMA 1898
Spectators: 7252 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) VASCO DA GAMA 1898's João Carlos Reis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 8 minutes into the match, VASCO DA GAMA 1898's goal looked a bit too open when Kaká Palmeira came free, but João Adolfo de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaká Palmeira might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Adolfo de Queiroz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kaká Palmeira ran back to his position shaking his head. Alessandro Lucas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Adolfo de Queiroz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Elias Esteves made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Dênis Saldanha sent off a good shot on target. Alessandro Lucas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elias Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Carlos Reis in the 28th minute of the match. Dênis Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Elias Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When João Carlos Reis came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the VASCO DA GAMA 1898 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 João Carlos Reis couldn't finish the play. When Durvalino Fernandez fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Avenged Sevenfold's protests and gave Durvalino Fernandez a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC Avenged Sevenfold's Durvalino Fernandez got a free kick in the 39th minute. After recieving a nice pass, VASCO DA GAMA 1898's Carlos Eduardo Sanches tried to score from far away in the 40th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, FC Avenged Sevenfold's goal looked a bit too open when João Carlos Reis came free, but Elias Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Dênis Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. VASCO DA GAMA 1898's supporters rose to their feet, but Dênis Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elias Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alessandro Lucas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Alessandro Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Adolfo de Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Avenged Sevenfold's Osmar Castro suffered a concussion in the 53rd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. João Carlos Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in VASCO DA GAMA 1898 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 58 minutes, FC Avenged Sevenfold's Duarte Monteiro got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of João Adolfo de Queiroz. Dênis Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Elias Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Dênis Saldanha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Esteves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 77 minutes of play, VASCO DA GAMA 1898's Dênis Saldanha made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elias Esteves was left in no man's land by his defense there! 83 minutes into the match, FC Avenged Sevenfold's goal looked a bit too open when Dênis Saldanha came free, but Elias Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dênis Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Elias Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Avenged Sevenfold's zone, João Carlos Reis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Esteves came out of the goal and João Carlos Reis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 94 minutes into the match, VASCO DA GAMA 1898's goalkeeper João Adolfo de Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kaká Palmeira. FC Avenged Sevenfold's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.