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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fernando Rezende made the kick off which started today's match. Juarês Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agnaldo Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diogo Falcão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Serginho Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Simão de Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Régis de Mendonça 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. Serginho Vieira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Régis de Mendonça in the 17th minute of the match. Régis de Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Vieira having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Fernando Rezende had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serginho Vieira. Blue Mountain State's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernando Rezende was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 24th minute, Paulo Renato Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Blue Mountain State's Serginho Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Correia in the 31st minute of play. Cícero da Mata hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Blue Mountain State's Serginho Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogo Falcão in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Cícero da Mata was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blue Mountain State's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave EC Framengo the free kick. Cícero da Mata hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. If Régis de Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Agostinho Corrêa to make the kick off. Régis de Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Serginho Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juarês Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agostinho Corrêa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to EC Framengo getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Raí de Queirós hit a great ball. Zeca Garcia lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in EC Framengo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! 67 minutes into the match, EC Framengo's goal looked a bit too open when Agostinho Corrêa came free, but Juarês Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serginho Vieira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Régis de Mendonça's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. A hard, long distance shot from Régis de Mendonça flew over the goal. In the 75th minute, Fernando Rezende made a precise shot to the right of Serginho Vieira. Blue Mountain State's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Fernando Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Vieira having to interfere. When Régis de Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the EC Framengo 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 Régis de Mendonça couldn't finish the play. Serginho Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Rezende in the 81st minute of play. Agnaldo Batista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Juarês Neves made a huge save. Serginho Vieira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Régis de Mendonça in the 84th minute of the match. If Fernando Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Despite being the better team, EC Framengo failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.