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Estádio São Januário
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manuel Dias made the kick off which started today's match. If Alan Matorin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Vasco da Gama Clube getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Gino de Andrade hit a great ball. When Sarutai EC's Alan Matorin in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vasco da Gama Clube's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Alan Matorin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Régis Moreira was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. When Sarutai EC's Alan Matorin in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vasco da Gama Clube's goalie prevented a goal. When Sarutai EC's Alan Matorin in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vasco da Gama Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Joaquim Secco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Régis Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Sarutai EC's goalkeeper José Paulo Cardoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amadeu Maciel. Vasco da Gama Clube were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Sarutai EC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fiori Rocha took the corner. The Sarutai EC fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Sarutai EC's Alan Matorin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 44th minute Manuel Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Paulo Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino de Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alan Matorin to make the kick off. José Paulo Cardoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Murillo Breckenfeld went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 56th minute, Manuel Dias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vasco da Gama Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The supporters of Sarutai EC booed when Vasco da Gama Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gino de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerson Hoffmann was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 61 minutes into the match. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sarutai EC! The referee gave Vasco da Gama Clube a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fiori Rocha, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sarutai EC's José Paulo Cardoso. 4-1. After 68 minutes of play, Sarutai EC's Joaquim Secco made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Régis Moreira was left in no man's land by his defense there! José Paulo Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Moreira in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Dias in the 73rd minute of play forced Sarutai EC's goalkeeper José Paulo Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino de Andrade in the 81st minute of play forced Sarutai EC's goalkeeper José Paulo Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Maciel in the 88th minute of play forced Sarutai EC's goalkeeper José Paulo Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauan Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. José Paulo Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Moreira in the 92nd minute of the match. Sarutai EC's Ruy Quintal got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 98 minutes into the game, Ruy Quintal recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Régis Moreira. Ruy Quintal showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-3. Vasco da Gama Clube's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.