Friendly League

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alexandru Eugen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Marquês de Herval's zone, Aloísio Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dida Taffarel came out of the goal and Aloísio Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Truman Harrington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute German Cano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aloísio Lima received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dida Taffarel came out and tried to block the shot, but Aloísio Lima slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Holman in the 14th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Dida Taffarel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 21 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Paraibano came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goal looked a bit too open when German Cano came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Pirani in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goal looked a bit too open when German Cano came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Truman Harrington made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloísio Lima in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Dominik Olchawa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dida Taffarel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The supporters of PALMEIRAS-UTAH booed when Marquês de Herval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Gonzalez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marquês de Herval's Murilo Hoffmann was substituted for Alfredo Martins. In the 39th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Gonzalez to maneuver through the defense. When Reyes Boyle came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the PALMEIRAS-UTAH 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 Reyes Boyle couldn't finish the play. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aloísio Lima in the 42nd minute. Truman Harrington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. PALMEIRAS-UTAH made a substitution. Bailey Kerns replaced Alexandru Eugen. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Leonardo Frazier was substituted for Reyes Boyle. 51 minutes had been played when some careless play by PALMEIRAS-UTAH's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pedro Luís da Rocha was slow to take the kick. During this time Marquês de Herval's players had a chance to rest.

Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joachim Backlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 61st play minutes Bailey Kerns shot 4-1, a short shot which went by Dida Taffarel and just under the crossbar into goal. The supporters of Marquês de Herval booed when PALMEIRAS-UTAH was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominik Olchawa in the 67th minute of the match. Truman Harrington made an important save on a dangerous shot by German Cano in the 73rd minute. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bailey Kerns in the 76th minute of play. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominik Olchawa in the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, PALMEIRAS-UTAH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominik Olchawa to maneuver through the defense. Marquês de Herval made a substitution. Jair Bostan replaced Selami Rezan. Marquês de Herval's Acácio Cunha was substituted for Valentin Vizitiu. A collision led to PALMEIRAS-UTAH getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Dominik Olchawa hit a great ball. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bailey Kerns in the 89th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nestor Paraibano got free with Truman Harrington in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominik Olchawa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Dominik Olchawa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dida Taffarel was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Nestor Paraibano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Truman Harrington made a huge save.