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Arena Leonor
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Edgard Marinho made the kick off and thus started the match. João Francisco Dias's late challenge caught a Leonor Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Francisco Dias helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Vasco Da Gama getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. João Francisco Dias hit a great ball. Vasco Da Gama's Silas Correia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by José Maria Branco, made in the 8th minute of the game. Guga Veiga charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guga Veiga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Leonor Futebol Clube's Guga Veiga got a free kick in the 10th minute. Edgard Marinho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anselmo Lucas. Leonor Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Vasco Da Gama booed when Leonor Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juninho Catarinense didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Vasco Da Gama's Andrézinho Gerber got a free kick in the 17th minute. Tiago Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. The supporters of Vasco Da Gama booed when Leonor Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinho Pena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudinho Pena hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. If Elano Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Giovanni Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. The supporters of Leonor Futebol Clube booed when Vasco Da Gama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silas Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrézinho Gerber kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Vasco Da Gama's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Munhoz came free, but Valdir Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Waldemar Siqueira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Valdir Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Negri in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Negri in the 53rd minute of play forced Vasco Da Gama's goalkeeper Valdir Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmo Lucas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Didi de Lima in the 56th minute. Leonor Futebol Clube's Anselmo Lucas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Leonor Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. When Edmundo Galvão fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vasco Da Gama's protests and gave Edmundo Galvão a yellow card for diving instead. Edmundo Galvão kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Didi de Lima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anselmo Lucas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Edgard Marinho 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. Anselmo Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi de Lima in the 68th minute of the match. If Elano Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valdir Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Munhoz in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Marinho in the 82nd minute of play forced Leonor Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Anselmo Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 minutes, Andrézinho Gerber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vasco Da Gama and the Leonor Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonor Futebol Clube made a substitution. Claudinho Barral replaced Waldemar Siqueira. After a rather tough play, Vasco Da Gama's Andrézinho Gerber got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, João Francisco Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Vasco Da Gama's zone, Claudinho Barral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdir Braga came out of the goal and Claudinho Barral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Leonor Futebol Clube players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.