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Estádio Cova
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) Róbson Marques started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Benê Paulista charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benê Paulista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute of the match Rui Vidal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mané Rossi skillfully saved the ball. Chamengo's Edgard Cardozo got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Murilo Vianna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbson Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Chamengo's zone, Róbson Marques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Murilo Vianna came out of the goal and Róbson Marques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the match, Cova EC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Cardozo came free, but Mané Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Cova EC's goal looked a bit too open when Faustão Melo came free, but Mané Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nelson Cerezo got free with Murilo Vianna in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st minute Faustão Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Cova EC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Otávio Almeida hit a great ball. Mané Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustão Melo in the 34th minute of play. Cova EC's Róbson Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mané Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The supporters of Chamengo booed when Cova EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otávio Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chamengo's Faustão Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faustão Melo was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Chamengo booed when Cova EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredinho Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The attack was good, but when Edgard Cardozo in the 65th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 70th minute, Chamengo's Faustão Melo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. The supporters of Chamengo booed when Cova EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arthur Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faustão Melo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mané Rossi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Faustão Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Rossi having to interfere. Tiago Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Edgard Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Faustão Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Mané Rossi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustão Melo in the 99th minute of play forced Cova EC's goalkeeper Mané Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Cova EC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Chamengo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.