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Estádio Lacio
Spectators: 6656 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) Lacio's Ruy Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. João Paulo Paulista hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Olavo Mendes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ronaldinho Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Barral having to interfere. Henrique Gerber hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Ronaldinho Mandrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olavo Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute, Ronaldinho Mandrak 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. Juvenal Arantes's late challenge caught a Flamengo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juvenal Arantes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Flamengo booed when Lacio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juvenal Arantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Lacio getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Luiz Eduardo Queirós hit a great ball. Haroldo Sanches struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Benjamin Barral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flamengo. Caio Cosme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ruy Carvalho's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronaldinho Mandrak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Mendes in the 53rd minute of play forced Flamengo's goalkeeper Caio Cosme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caio Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo Mendes in the 55th minute of play. João Paulo Paulista kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. João Paulo Paulista kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Olavo Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Cosme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caio Cosme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruy Carvalho in the 70th minute of the match. Olavo Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Cosme having to interfere. If Ruy Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flamengo's Caio Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruy Carvalho in the 76th minute of play. Ronaldinho Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Barral having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Ronaldinho Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes, Aníbal Alcântara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flamengo and the Lacio players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Lacio booed when Flamengo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Flamengo getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. João Paulo Paulista hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Olavo Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lacio's supporters rose to their feet, but Olavo Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Caio Cosme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.