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Colina Historica
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Faustão Carvalho made the kick off and thus started the match. Marcelo Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Vasco Mineiro FC's Marcelo Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Andrade in the 6th minute of play. Hortêncio Linares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Napoleon Jakisz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Vasco Mineiro FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Willian Proença hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Gustavo Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Carioca in the 16th minute of play forced Vasco Mineiro FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Vidal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the game, César Carioca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcelo Vidal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Napoleon Jakisz made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when André Luiz Pernambucano sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Vasco Mineiro FC defense, Faustão Carvalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelo Vidal. The Vasco Mineiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelo Vidal should have stopped the shot. If Oscar Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Willian Proença during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th match minute, Vasco Mineiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Proença to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Vasco Mineiro FC's Gustavo Capixaba got a free kick in the 33rd minute. When Flávio Meirelles fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flamengo's protests and gave Flávio Meirelles a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th minute, Flávio Meirelles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th match minute, Flamengo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustão Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Flamengo were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Flamengo made a substitution. Luís Fabiano Hoffmann replaced Flávio Meirelles. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and André Luiz Pernambucano made a kick off. Napoleon Jakisz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Luiz Pernambucano in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th match minute, Flamengo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fabiano Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. César Carioca succeeded in the game's 59th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Napoleon Jakisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willian Proença in the 64th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Caio Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Flamengo's zone, André Luiz Pernambucano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Napoleon Jakisz came out of the goal and André Luiz Pernambucano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Faustão Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Vidal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Carioca in the 84th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Flamengo's Faustão Carvalho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcelo Vidal. That made the score 0-4 after 85 minutes of play. After 91 played minutes Vasco Mineiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Juan da Cunha. After 95 played minutes Vasco Mineiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Willian Proença. The Vasco Mineiro FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Flamengo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.