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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Perivaldo Guimarães got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes in the game, Perivaldo Guimarães fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Naldo Montenegro having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Leão 1918's José Augusto de Andrade got a free kick in the 8th minute. Perivaldo Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Perivaldo Guimarães had several of the Clube de Regatas Flamengo's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 14 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Naldo Montenegro as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 17th match minute, Leão 1918 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Clube de Regatas Flamengo's João Francisco Falcão got a free kick in the 20th minute. Virgílio Pena kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 27thth minute of the game Perivaldo Guimarães who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clube de Regatas Flamengo's Naldo Montenegro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Naldo Montenegro made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Perivaldo Guimarães sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the match, Perivaldo Guimarães had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Naldo Montenegro. Clube de Regatas Flamengo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Perivaldo Guimarães was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 39 played minutes Clube de Regatas Flamengo got a freekick which was hit by Richard Faria. A collision led to Leão 1918 getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Carlinhos Romero hit a great ball. Fernandinho Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidnei Pimenta in the 44th minute of the match. Fernandinho Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Seco in the 45th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Sidnei Pimenta made the kick off in the second half. When Perivaldo Guimarães fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leão 1918's protests and gave Perivaldo Guimarães a yellow card for diving instead. After 51 played minutes Leão 1918 got a freekick which was hit by Perivaldo Guimarães. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei Pimenta in the 53rd minute of play forced Leão 1918's goalkeeper Fernandinho Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the game, Leão 1918's Perivaldo Guimarães nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Naldo Montenegro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The supporters of Leão 1918 booed when Clube de Regatas Flamengo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdir Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Perivaldo Guimarães in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Naldo Montenegro saved Clube de Regatas Flamengo from getting behind. 66 minutes into the match, Leão 1918's goalkeeper Fernandinho Barbosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudinei Seco. A collision led to Clube de Regatas Flamengo getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Richard Faria hit a great ball. After 68 played minutes Clube de Regatas Flamengo got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Mesquita. Leão 1918's Perivaldo Guimarães got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 74 minutes of play Leão 1918's Perivaldo Guimarães was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Perivaldo Guimarães hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Fernandinho Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidnei Pimenta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Marcelinho Toscano 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. Marcelinho Toscano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naldo Montenegro having to interfere. After 83 minutes, Nilmar Borges mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leão 1918 and the Clube de Regatas Flamengo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Leão 1918's Nilmar Borges got a free kick in the 84th minute. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Leão 1918! Leão 1918:s Fernandinho Barbosa showed great skill when he stopped Gugu Pernambucano:s penalty. In the 93rd minute, João Francisco Falcão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Dé Aparecido in the 97th minute really tested Fernandinho Barbosa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When César Sarmento fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leão 1918's protests and gave César Sarmento a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Leão 1918 getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. César Sarmento hit a great ball.