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Estádio Cafemirim
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dé Alagoano started the match with the kick off. After having played for 7 minutes, Dé Alagoano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vasco da Gama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dé Alagoano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 8th minute, Róbson Macedo made a precise shot to the right of Armandinho Goiano. Cafemirim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Armandinho Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé Alagoano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vasco da Gama's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pedro Luís França in the 12th minute. José Augusto Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute, Dé Alagoano 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. Dudu Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match Pedro Luís França sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armandinho Goiano skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Dé Alagoano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armandinho Goiano was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. José Augusto Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Luís França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armandinho Goiano having to interfere. Vasco da Gama's Dé Alagoano got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cafemirim's goalkeeper Armandinho Goiano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dé Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Armandinho Goiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Cafemirim defense, Dé Alagoano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armandinho Goiano. The Cafemirim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armandinho Goiano should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Augusto Bittencourt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Vasco da Gama getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Róbson Macedo hit a great ball. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vasco da Gama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mathias Paranaense was slow to take the kick. During this time Cafemirim's players had a chance to rest. Dé Alagoano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Armandinho Goiano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dé Alagoano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Armandinho Goiano skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 74th minute, Luís Gustavo Fernandes 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. A hard shot 76 in the game by Dé Alagoano from a close distance when the talented Armandinho Goiano managed to make a qualified save. Cafemirim's players were relieved. 78 minutes into the match, Vasco da Gama's goal looked a bit too open when João Vítor Fontes came free, but Joélson Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dé Alagoano got free with Armandinho Goiano in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Róbson Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Armandinho Goiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dé Alagoano had several of the Cafemirim's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 84 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Armandinho Goiano as he didn't even see the shot coming. Armandinho Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís França, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dé Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Armandinho Goiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Cafemirim's Armandinho Goiano got control of the ball when Róbson Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Vasco da Gama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cafemirim.