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Estádio Angulo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando da Silveira started the match with the kick off. Paulo José Fontes came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Juatuba's Fernando da Silveira. But to his dismay, Fernando da Silveira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Paulo José Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando da Silveira in the 9th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Juatuba defense, Rafa Queiroz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cícero Santana. The Juatuba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cícero Santana should have stopped the shot. Fernando da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernando da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Cesinha Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juatuba's supporters rose to their feet, but Cesinha Batista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo José Fontes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute Rafa Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cícero Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Juatuba's goal looked a bit too open when Túlio Rodrigues came free, but Cícero Santana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Adhemar Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cícero Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Palmeiras FC's zone, Fernando da Silveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo José Fontes came out of the goal and Fernando da Silveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Túlio Rodrigues to make the kick off. If Júnior de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júnior de Sousa during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Júnior de Sousa hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Cícero Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Túlio Rodrigues in the 57th minute of play. Cesinha Batista charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cesinha Batista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 63 minutes, Danilo Leite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juatuba and the Palmeiras FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cícero Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Túlio Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 69th minute, Celsinho de Sousa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palmeiras FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After 75 played minutes Palmeiras FC got a freekick which was hit by Adhemar Nóbrega. After a rather tough play, Juatuba's Clemente Mangueira got a free kick in the 79th minute. A hard shot 83 in the game by Fernando da Silveira from a close distance when the talented Paulo José Fontes managed to make a qualified save. Palmeiras FC's players were relieved. 87 minutes into the game, Celsinho de Sousa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Cícero Santana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cícero Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Queiroz in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Juatuba's Aloísio Schmidt got a free kick in the 95th minute.