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Spectators: 7213 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Narciso Moraes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Beto Carioca's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elivélton Ceresso in the 10th minute of play forced C.R.Vasco da Gama's goalkeeper Narciso Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Beto Carioca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Narciso Moraes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Narciso Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilvan Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beto Carioca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Moraes having to interfere. Narciso Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilvan Veloso in the 21st minute of the match. Narciso Moraes had in the 25thth minute some difficulties stopping Cristiano Hoffmann's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After some careless play in the C.R.Vasco da Gama defense, Cristiano Hoffmann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Narciso Moraes. The C.R.Vasco da Gama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Narciso Moraes should have stopped the shot. Narciso Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elivélton Ceresso in the 28th minute of the match. Narciso Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Chicão Hoffmann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flavinho Mattos in the 34th minute. Gilvan Veloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Narciso Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 46 minutes, Gilvan Veloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Topazio EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilvan Veloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. C.R.Vasco da Gama's Narciso Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Carioca in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nando Félix made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beto Carioca got free with Narciso Moraes in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gilvan Veloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Narciso Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Beto Carioca came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Topazio EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Beto Carioca couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Topazio EC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Elivélton Ceresso hit a great ball. Chicão Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando Félix in the 60th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Topazio EC's Elivélton Ceresso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Narciso Moraes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beto Carioca got free with Narciso Moraes in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to C.R.Vasco da Gama getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Pedro Luiz Linhares hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Topazio EC's goal looked a bit too open when Nando Félix came free, but Chicão Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ademir Zanette during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ademir Zanette hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. When Sidnei Lopez fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.R.Vasco da Gama's protests and gave Sidnei Lopez a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, C.R.Vasco da Gama's Sidnei Lopez got a free kick in the 78th minute. When Beto Carioca came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Topazio EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Beto Carioca couldn't finish the play. C.R.Vasco da Gama's Narciso Moraes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save C.R.Vasco da Gama from getting a goal against them. Narciso Moraes made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Beto Carioca sent off a good shot on target. Narciso Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilvan Veloso in the 88th minute of the match. Cristian Moreno struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Chicão Hoffmann didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.R.Vasco da Gama. When the match was over Topazio EC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than C.R.Vasco da Gama throughout the match.