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São Januária
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) João Pedro Hermes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Amadeu Rodrigues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Estrada Timbé FC's goalkeeper Amadeu Rodrigues had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Reis. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Carlos Fernando Negri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Estrada Timbé FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Fernando Negri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Luiz Fabiano Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oswaldo Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Oswaldo Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vasco da Gama's Enrique Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Dantas in the 21st minute of play. Carlos Fernando Negri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Silva having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Nestor Campidelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrique Silva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Fabiano Mendonça went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Luiz Fabiano Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Enrique Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinaldo Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Enrique Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Vasco da Gama's zone, Nestor Campidelis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enrique Silva came out of the goal and Nestor Campidelis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Reinaldo Dantas 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 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Pedro Hermes to strike the kick off in the second half. Nestor Campidelis might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enrique Silva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nestor Campidelis ran back to his position shaking his head. After 60 played minutes Vasco da Gama got a freekick which was hit by Raimundo Reis. After 61 played minutes Vasco da Gama got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Coutinho. Oswaldo Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Silva having to interfere. Carlos Fernando Negri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Silva having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Luiz Fabiano 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. With a little luck, Vasco da Gama's Enrique Silva got control of the ball when Oswaldo Cardozo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Fernando Negri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Enrique Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Fernando Negri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Silva having to interfere. In the 74th minute of the match Estrada Timbé FC got a corner. Vasco da Gama's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Reinaldo Dantas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Vasco da Gama's goalie and right to Nestor Campidelis. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Vasco da Gama's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Carlos Fernando Negri was extremely unlucky when he, in the 79th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oswaldo Cardozo in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Silva saved Vasco da Gama from getting behind. After some careless play in the Vasco da Gama defense, Carlos Fernando Negri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enrique Silva. The Vasco da Gama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enrique Silva should have stopped the shot. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Oswaldo Cardozo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Raimundo Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Rodrigues having to interfere. Raimundo Reis took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amadeu Rodrigues. Amadeu Rodrigues dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Estrada Timbé FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.