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Uirapuru
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Délio Xavier got the match started through his kick off. When Fabrício Goiano came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the VASCO 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 Fabrício Goiano couldn't finish the play. Luís Gustavo Souza didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 9th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. With a little luck, VASCO's Luís Gustavo Souza got control of the ball when Anselmo Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Valdir de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angels's Valdir de Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Fabrício Goiano 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. VASCO's Luís Gustavo Souza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save VASCO from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute Délio Xavier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willian Camargo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fabrício Goiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Willian Camargo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Délio Xavier in the 36th minute of the match. Willian Camargo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Goiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The audience was convinced that Valdir de Barros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Gustavo Souza was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 56th minute Valdir de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute VASCO were awarded a corner. Cláudio Brodel went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on VASCO's corner Cláudio Brodel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Willian Camargo quite easily take care of the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Valdir de Barros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Luís Gustavo Souza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Valdir de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Anselmo Costa 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. Moisés Saldanha charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moisés Saldanha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Valdir de Barros came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Angels 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 Valdir de Barros couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Angels getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Dinei Marques hit a great ball. 91 minutes into the match, VASCO's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Costa came free, but Luís Gustavo Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anselmo Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Souza having to interfere. Luís Gustavo Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.