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Spectators: 6317 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yılmaz Ülküsel got the match started through his kick off. Cafu de Brito was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 4th minute. Vasco SA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 6thth minute of the game Yılmaz Ülküsel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vasco SA's Edmílson de Senna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Sport Club Troia's Zacarias Marques got control of the ball when Roberto Ramos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute, Yılmaz Ülküsel made a precise shot to the right of Edmílson de Senna. Vasco SA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Sport Club Troia's Zacarias Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinho Amaral in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Eduardo Garcia notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sport Club Troia's Zacarias Marques. Zacarias Marques was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute, Yılmaz Ülküsel made a precise shot to the right of Edmílson de Senna. Vasco SA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Cafu de Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Zacarias Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmílson de Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yılmaz Ülküsel, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Eduardo Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vasco SA's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Garcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zacarias Marques breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cafu de Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Zacarias Marques made a huge save. In the 42nd minute Eduardo Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zacarias Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Garcia in the 46th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Sport Club Troia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vasco SA:s goal. When the match had been going on for 50 minutes, Vasco SA's Luís Fábio Lira got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Zacarias Marques. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eduardo Garcia made a kick off. Yılmaz Ülküsels short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Edmílson de Senna to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Eduardo Garcia hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Yılmaz Ülküsel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adhemar Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmílson de Senna having to interfere. Eduardo Garcia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zacarias Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. The supporters of Sport Club Troia booed when Vasco SA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fábio Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cafu de Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ediberto Bittencourt was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 83rd minute. Sport Club Troia's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Edmílson de Senna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yılmaz Ülküsel went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Zacarias Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu de Brito in the 89th minute of play. After 94 minutes of play, Sport Club Troia's Yılmaz Ülküsel made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edmílson de Senna was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zacarias Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cafu de Brito in the 99th minute of the match. Eduardo Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Marques having to interfere. Sport Club Troia's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.