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Estádio Marinho
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guto Britto made the kick off which started today's match. Jarbas Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateus Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. João Augusto Terra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Alcântara having to interfere. When André Netto got free in front of the goal in the 10th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Jarbas Branco was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Edmílson Meireles'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. Edmílson Meireles helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Boston Garden's Edmílson Meireles got a free kick in the 13th minute. Botafogo's Manoel Souza couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 14th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Boston Garden. Mateus Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guto Britto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Alcântara having to interfere. A collision led to Boston Garden getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Edmílson Meireles hit a great ball. When Augusto Loureiro fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Botafogo's protests and gave Augusto Loureiro a yellow card for diving instead. Augusto Loureiro hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guto Britto in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tião Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Botafogo defense, Guto Britto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tião Alcântara. The Botafogo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tião Alcântara should have stopped the shot. 46 minutes into the match, Guto Britto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tião Alcântara. Botafogo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guto Britto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell André Netto to make the kick off. If André Netto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 56th minute of the match Augusto Loureiro completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Augusto Loureiro a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. 59 minutes into the match, Botafogo's goal looked a bit too open when Guto Britto came free, but Tião Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Guto Britto 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. Tião Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guto Britto in the 62nd minute of play. When André Netto came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Botafogo 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 André Netto couldn't finish the play. Mateus Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarbas Branco having to interfere. Mateus Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Jarbas Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes of play, Botafogo's André Netto made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jarbas Branco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mateus Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Jarbas Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Botafogo's André Netto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jarbas Branco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jarbas Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caio Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jarbas Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateus Trancoso in the 83rd minute of play. João Augusto Terra struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Tião Alcântara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Boston Garden. Tião Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guto Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Amílton Toledo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After 93 played minutes, Boston Garden's Narciso Garcia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tião Alcântara came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Boston Garden reached it. In the 95th minute, Mateus Trancoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jarbas Branco was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Botafogo were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.