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Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Sérgio Alvarenga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute of the match, Sérgio Alvarenga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zé Pedro Leite saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vitório Velasco came free with the goalkeeper in the 6th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zé Pedro Leite could save by the left post. Betão Paiva's late challenge caught a —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Betão Paiva helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Fluminense FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Betão Paiva hit a great ball. Clemente da Costa hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Fluminense FC's Zé Augusto Paraíba got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guga Pimenta in the 20th minute of play forced —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goalkeeper Osvaldinho Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Mário Jacinto 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. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Mário Jacinto put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Osvaldinho Vasconcelos. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Richard Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Soares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Pedro Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goalkeeper Osvaldinho Vasconcelos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Betão Paiva kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. When Betão Paiva got the opportunity to take care of a free kick, it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of bounds. Betinho Carioca took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Osvaldinho Vasconcelos. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Vitório Velasco fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s protests and gave Vitório Velasco a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitório Velasco to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mário Jacinto made a kick off. Vitório Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Zé Pedro Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fluminense FC's Zé Pedro Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Brodel in the 58th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guga Pimenta got free with Osvaldinho Vasconcelos in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Richard Soares fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s protests and gave Richard Soares a yellow card for diving instead. After 66 played minutes —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— got a freekick which was hit by Richard Soares. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Eusébio Brodel managed to get in a good position for a shot. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Brodel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Pedro Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the match, Vitório Velasco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Pedro Leite. Fluminense FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vitório Velasco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 75 minutes into the game, Betinho Carioca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fluminense FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— the free kick. Betinho Carioca kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Márcio Cruz came free in the 78th minute and tried to tip the ball over Osvaldinho Vasconcelos, but to the joy of —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s supporters the ball went over. 80 minutes into the game, Mário Jacinto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Osvaldinho Vasconcelos got control of the ball when Guga Pimenta tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Paulo Netto hit a great ball. Osvaldinho Vasconcelos made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Mário Jacinto sent off a good shot on target. In the 94th minute Vitório Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fluminense FC's Zé Pedro Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Alvarenga in the 95th minute of play. If Mário Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.