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Afogados em Vermelho
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nestor Mendonça kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Mendonça in the 5th minute of play forced Vasco-DF's goalkeeper Fernandão Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Nestor Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.C Petrolina em Vermelho's supporters rose to their feet, but Nestor Mendonça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernandão Monteiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 12 minutes into the match, Geraldo Miranda notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of S.C Petrolina em Vermelho's Kiko de Moraes. Kiko de Moraes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emílio Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fernandão Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Tião Rosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.C Petrolina em Vermelho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vasco-DF the free kick. Tião Rosa kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. When José Paulo Vides fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.C Petrolina em Vermelho's protests and gave José Paulo Vides a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, one of S.C Petrolina em Vermelho: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 S.C Petrolina em Vermelho. After having played for 24 minutes, Geraldo Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vasco-DF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geraldo Miranda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 27 played minutes, Vasco-DF's Jefferson de Barros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kiko de Moraes 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 Vasco-DF reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeca Bezerra in the 29th minute of play forced S.C Petrolina em Vermelho's goalkeeper Kiko de Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led to Vasco-DF's Caio da Fonseca getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. If Geraldo Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Geraldo Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd match minute, S.C Petrolina em Vermelho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cléber Linhares to maneuver through the defense. In the 49th minute, Nestor Mendonça 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Geraldo Miranda made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match Vivaldo Diniz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fernandão Monteiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Emílio Reis struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Fernandão Monteiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.C Petrolina em Vermelho. Emílio Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Fernandão Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute Emílio Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernandão Monteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Vasco-DF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narciso Cruz to maneuver through the defense. Narciso Cruz's late challenge caught a S.C Petrolina em Vermelho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narciso Cruz helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeca Bezerra during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of S.C Petrolina em Vermelho booed when Vasco-DF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeca Bezerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Vasco-DF's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Mendonça came free, but Fernandão Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Vasco-DF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.