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Arena Feitiço
Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5483, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vitinho Botelho got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Dráuzio Sanches was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gil vicente's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— the free kick. The supporters of —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— booed when Gil vicente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráuzio Sanches didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gil vicente getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Renatinho Toledo hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Gil vicente's goalkeeper Rômulo Lopez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eusébio Brodel. In the 12th minute Vitinho Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Vasconcelos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Vitinho Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldinho Vasconcelos having to interfere. If Vitinho Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the match, Frederico Paranaense notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Osvaldinho Vasconcelos. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jerônimo Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Gil vicente getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jerônimo Varela hit a great ball. In the 33rd match minute, Gil vicente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frederico Paranaense to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitinho Botelho in the 38th minute of the match. Richard Soares charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richard Soares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Richard Soares got a free kick in the 39th minute. 43 minutes into the game, Gil vicente's Jerônimo Varela nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 47th minute, Jerônimo Varela left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gil vicente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After the first half Gil vicente were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sérgio Alvarenga to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vitinho Botelho in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Osvaldinho Vasconcelos saved —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— from getting behind. If Jerônimo Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gil vicente's Jerônimo Varela got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 60 played minutes —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— got a freekick which was hit by Vitório Velasco. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitinho Botelho in the 61st minute of the match. Jerônimo Varela who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Osvaldinho Vasconcelos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Osvaldinho Vasconcelos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— from getting a goal against them. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitinho Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Osvaldinho Vasconcelos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— from getting a goal against them. Gil vicente's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rui Britto in the 71st minute. Jerônimo Varela blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Osvaldinho Vasconcelos having to make a save. After 78 minutes of play, Gil vicente's Jerônimo Varela made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jerônimo Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Paranaense in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute Vitinho Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Vasconcelos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Jerônimo Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho Botelho in the 95th minute of play. Jerônimo Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gil vicente's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.