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Estádio Laranjeiras
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when André Nóbrega kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Nilmar Vieira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Araçá F. C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 7th match minute, Fluminense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Maciel to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Nilmar Vieira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernesto Rossi. Fluminense FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nilmar Vieira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Fluminense FC's zone, Nilmar Vieira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Rossi came out of the goal and Nilmar Vieira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 15 minutes into the match, Araçá F. C.'s Nilmar Vieira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernesto Rossi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ernesto Rossi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilmar Vieira went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Ernesto Rossi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilmar Vieira went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Ernesto Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilmar Vieira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute, Nilmar Vieira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Araçá F. C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Joélson de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the game, José Carlos Meirelles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Ernesto Rossi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nilmar Vieira scored 0-7 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernesto Rossi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fluminense FC's Ernesto Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joélson de Sousa in the 41st minute of play. Edmundo Valladares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Jefferson de Moraes made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Leonel Leão 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-8.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nilmar Vieira to make the kick off. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Araçá F. C.'s goalkeeper Jefferson de Moraes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nilmar Vieira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernesto Rossi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Enrique Maciel 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 Araçá F. C. the free kick. After 70 played minutes Fluminense FC got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Maciel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Vieira in the 73rd minute of play forced Fluminense FC's goalkeeper Ernesto Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Araçá F. C. made a substitution. Paulo José de Andrade replaced Leonel Leão. Ernesto Rossi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Araçá F. C.'s Nilmar Vieira shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-9 in the ordered_time% minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Paulo José de Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Araçá F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo José de Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernesto Rossi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Fluminense FC's Ernesto Rossi got control of the ball when Nilmar Vieira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chico Oliveira charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chico Oliveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Giuseppe Cosme hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. If Nilmar Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Araçá F. C.'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.