League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The audience thought a goal was coming when Richard Araújo got free with Ruy de Carvalho in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Regina Apostolorum getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jano Sampaio hit a great ball. Regina Apostolorum's Ruy de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Paulo Catarinense in the 7th minute of play. After having played for 9 minutes, Wiliam de Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Regina Apostolorum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wiliam de Mendonça was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in S.E. Palmeiras fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! João Vítor do Vale 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Paulo Catarinense in the 18th minute of play forced Regina Apostolorum's goalkeeper Ruy de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lauro Matos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Vítor do Vale's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 25th minute, João Vítor do Vale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Regina Apostolorum fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Regina Apostolorum's Jano Sampaio managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Franklin Rocha in the 30 minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, João Vítor do Vale put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Lauro Matos. 42 minutes into the game, Pedro Paulo Catarinense recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ruy de Carvalho. Pedro Paulo Catarinense showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The Regina Apostolorum fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Regina Apostolorum's João Vítor do Vale 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 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Marquinhos Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruy de Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Guimarães in the 63rd minute of the match. After having played for 65 minutes, Pedro Paulo Catarinense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.E. Palmeiras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Paulo Catarinense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of S.E. Palmeiras booed when Regina Apostolorum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Senna in the 69th minute of play forced Regina Apostolorum's goalkeeper Ruy de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruy de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Guimarães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute Pedro Paulo Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruy de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute of the match Zé Braga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ruy de Carvalho skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Senna in the 78th minute of play forced Regina Apostolorum's goalkeeper Ruy de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruy de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Paulo Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Cristiano Senna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruy de Carvalho. Regina Apostolorum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Senna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The audience was convinced that Pedro Paulo Catarinense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruy de Carvalho was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Jano Sampaio kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Cristiano Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.E. Palmeiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Senna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruy de Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 90 played minutes S.E. Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Marquinhos Guimarães. Franklin Rocha hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 95th match minute, S.E. Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Paulo Catarinense to maneuver through the defense. The Regina Apostolorum players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.