La Xibombonera
Spectators: 7772 (Terracing: 5830,
Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) 4 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's Tage Backlund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony Chaves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Tage Backlund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Chaves. SE Palestra Itália's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tage Backlund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tage Backlund. In the 10th minute Tage Backlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Chaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júlio Linares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clayton Sergi in the 11th minute of play. Tony Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tage Backlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tage Backlund. Júlio Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Sergi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Júlio Linares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clayton Sergi went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 21st minute Clayton Sergi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júlio Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betão Vargas in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Clayton Sergi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SE Palestra Itália fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a rather tough play, SE Palestra Itália's Alfredão Corrêa got a free kick in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Vargas in the 32nd minute of play forced Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Júlio Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Sergi in the 34th minute of play forced Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Júlio Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Backlund in the 37th minute of play forced SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manoel Couto got free with Tony Chaves in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tage Backlund. After 46 played minutes Xiboquinha FC got a freekick which was hit by Manoel Couto. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Betão Vargas to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Clayton Sergi made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Linares. Xiboquinha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Júlio Linares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Campon went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Xiboquinha FC's Luís Guilherme Zanette got a free kick in the 59th minute. The supporters of SE Palestra Itália booed when Xiboquinha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Guilherme Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Backlund in the 65th minute of play forced SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65thth minute of the game Tage Backlund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SE Palestra Itália's Tony Chaves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tony Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tage Backlund in the 71st minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Tage Backlund came free, but Tony Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Tage Backlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 played minutes SE Palestra Itália got a freekick which was hit by Cristóvão Madureira. After 82 played minutes SE Palestra Itália got a freekick which was hit by Cesinha Vale. SE Palestra Itália's Tony Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Ascacíbar in the 83rd minute of play. Cristóvão Madureira hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Tage Backlund's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tony Chaves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Alfredão Corrêa hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Tony Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tage Backlund in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SE Palestra Itália's Adalberto Custódio got a free kick in the 93rd minute. SE Palestra Itália's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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