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Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joaquim Vinhas started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, vasco's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelinho Lopes came free, but Dênis Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Ricardinho Recife got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ricardinho Recife succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 18th playminute. With a little luck, vasco's Dênis Prata got control of the ball when Rômulo Toledo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dênis Prata was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Marcelinho Lopes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcelinho Lopes really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 32 minutes into the game, Marcelo Sergipano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. vasco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SF Aripuanã the free kick. The supporters of SF Aripuanã booed when vasco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Sergipano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelinho Lopes got free with Dênis Prata in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Rodrigo Ramalho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Luís Godoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Vinhas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Luís Godoi was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After having played for 42 minutes, Joaquim Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. vasco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Vinhas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the vasco defense, Marcelinho Lopes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dênis Prata. The vasco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dênis Prata should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelinho Lopes to make the kick off. SF Aripuanã's Pedro Luís Godoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save SF Aripuanã from getting a goal against them. Dênis Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Furlan in the 58th minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, SF Aripuanã's Marco Ospin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dênis Prata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. After 70 minutes, Marco Ospin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SF Aripuanã and the vasco players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th minute, Marco Ospin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquim Vinhas got free with Pedro Luís Godoi in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute, Eliseu Teles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 played minutes vasco got a freekick which was hit by Caco Araújo. With a little luck, SF Aripuanã's Pedro Luís Godoi got control of the ball when Joaquim Vinhas tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to SF Aripuanã getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Fabiano Furlan hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the vasco players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SF Aripuanã.