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Gávea-Canã
Spectators: 7238 (Terracing: 5430, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Ricardo Souza made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Albertinho Varela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clube de Regatas MEC's Zé Paulo Alcântara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Alexsandro Aparecido came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Clube de Regatas MEC 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 Alexsandro Aparecido couldn't finish the play. 8 minutes into the match, Clube de Regatas MEC's Alexsandro Aparecido sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Noel Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alexsandro Aparecido 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. In the 12th minute of the match Augusto Moura shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noel Veiga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexsandro Aparecido in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noel Veiga saved Datas from getting behind. 20 minutes into the match, Clube de Regatas MEC's goal looked a bit too open when Albertinho Varela came free, but Zé Paulo Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Albertinho Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Zé Paulo Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 24 minutes of play, Datas's Albertinho Varela made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Paulo Alcântara was left in no man's land by his defense there! Noel Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexsandro Aparecido in the 28th minute of the match. Gildo Vieira struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Noel Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube de Regatas MEC. In the 34th minute of the match Ezequiel Loureiro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noel Veiga skillfully saved the ball. Gildo Vieira might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Veiga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gildo Vieira ran back to his position shaking his head. Oscar Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Veiga having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Clube de Regatas MEC's Alexsandro Aparecido ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Noel Veiga. Noel Veiga yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexsandro Aparecido to make the kick off. Datas's Noel Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Torres in the 54th minute of play. If Ricardo Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Válbson Pombal's late challenge caught a Clube de Regatas MEC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Válbson Pombal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, one of Datas: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 Datas. Gildo Vieira struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Noel Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube de Regatas MEC. When Alexsandro Aparecido came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Clube de Regatas MEC 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 Alexsandro Aparecido couldn't finish the play. Eusébio Toscano's late challenge caught a Datas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eusébio Toscano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute, one of Clube de Regatas MEC: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 Clube de Regatas MEC. Gilmar Maciel's late challenge caught a Clube de Regatas MEC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilmar Maciel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, Alexsandro Aparecido 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 91st minute, Gildo Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Clube de Regatas MEC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Oscar Torres hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, Manuel Sarmento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Paulo Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Souza in the 98th minute of the match. The Datas players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Clube de Regatas MEC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.