Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José Augusto Novaes started the match with the kick off. Palmares Futebol Clube's Cristiano da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Augusto Novaes in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Gerber came free, but Cristiano da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vicente Leal hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Cristiano da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo Gerber in the 16th minute of play. Cristiano da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Mineiro in the 23rd minute of the match. Ismael Secco hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Cristiano da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Paulo Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Palmares Futebol Clube's Ismael Secco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jardel Fernandez. That made the score 2-0 after 36 minutes of play. 43 minutes into the game, Luisinho Nogueira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmares Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. 45 minutes into the game, Oswaldo Sena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmares Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ismael Secco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Vale in the 51st minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Jardel Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Mineiro in the 58th minute of the match. Orlando Mineiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristiano da Rocha came out and tried to block the shot, but Orlando Mineiro slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 60th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Gerber came free, but Cristiano da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Palmares Futebol Clube's Oswaldo Sena seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Oswaldo Sena the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Palmares Futebol Clube protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Oswaldo Sena had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Oswaldo Sena hit a great ball. Palmares Futebol Clube's Cristiano da Rocha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Palmares Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. 2-2 became the score in the 81st minute when Zé Paulo Gerber elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Jardel Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélio Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Vicente Leal hit a great ball. In the 91st minute of the match, Orlando Mineiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristiano da Rocha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line.