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São Januário BSB
Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5415, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) CR Vasco da Gama BSB's Vicente de Sousa 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. Cléber Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fernando Diniz in the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Pombal FC's Luiz Fernando Diniz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cléber Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Remo Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cléber Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fernando Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdo Fantini got free with Josué Teixeira in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luiz Fernando Diniz's late challenge caught a CR Vasco da Gama BSB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fernando Diniz helped the player get up and apologised. Pombal FC's Josué Teixeira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Pombal FC from getting a goal against them. Valdo Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué Teixeira having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente de Sousa in the 34th minute of play forced Pombal FC's goalkeeper Josué Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josué Teixeira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdo Fantini in the 35th minute. If Valdo Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vicente de Sousa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Josué Teixeira came out and tried to block the shot, but Vicente de Sousa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 39th minute. 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 wind increased when Luiz Fernando Diniz made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pombal FC's goalkeeper Josué Teixeira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Vicente de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vicente de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Remo Garcia let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 74th minute shot 1-2 at rihgt post. 77 minutes into the game, one of Pombal FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave CR Vasco da Gama BSB a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Teodoro Gaúcho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pombal FC's Josué Teixeira. 2-2. In the 85th minute, Valdo Fantini 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. In the 90th minute Vicente de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josué Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Remo Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luiz Fernando Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valdo Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué Teixeira having to interfere. CR Vasco da Gama BSB's Vicente de Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. CR Vasco da Gama BSB were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.