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ARENA CAPIXABA
Spectators: 6769 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Túlio Rodrigues started the match with the kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Zé Pedro Brito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palmeiras FC's Paulo José Fontes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sacit Lütufkâr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Paulo José Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of FLAMENGO booed when Palmeiras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafa Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Palmeiras FC's Paulo José Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Pedro Brito in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute Celsinho de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Ege Akşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anıl Ege Akşin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafa Queiroz in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Adhemar Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras FC's Celsinho de Sousa got a free kick in the 16th minute. When Zé Pedro Brito came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the FLAMENGO 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 Zé Pedro Brito couldn't finish the play. Anıl Ege Akşin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adhemar Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the game, Túlio Rodrigues cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Anıl Ege Akşin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 27th minute, Celsinho de Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anıl Ege Akşin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 32nd minute, João Adolfo Severo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FLAMENGO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 37 minutes into the match, Palmeiras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Pedro Brito came free, but Paulo José Fontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Túlio Rodrigues in the 44th minute of play forced FLAMENGO's goalkeeper Anıl Ege Akşin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anıl Ege Akşin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celsinho de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half Palmeiras FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Pedro Brito to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, FLAMENGO's goal looked a bit too open when Túlio Rodrigues came free, but Anıl Ege Akşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Zé Pedro Brito sped through Palmeiras FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paulo José Fontes. The supporters of FLAMENGO booed when Palmeiras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adhemar Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 73 minutes, Zé Pedro Brito made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Palmeiras FC's Paulo José Fontes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Palmeiras FC's zone, João Adolfo Severo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo José Fontes came out of the goal and João Adolfo Severo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anıl Ege Akşin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FLAMENGO fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when FLAMENGO's Zé Pedro Brito looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 89th minute, João Adolfo Severo made a precise shot to the right of Paulo José Fontes. Palmeiras FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. Gildo do Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gildo do Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gildo do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.