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PALESTRA ITÀLIA
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Gernando Souza charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gernando Souza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, one of S E Palmeiras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for S E Palmeiras. The referee gave Guerreiros da Real a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Décio Dracena, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of S E Palmeiras's Falcão Rosa. 0-1. In the 13th match minute, S E Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovani Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. Raí Paraíba made in the 18th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Adhemar Mesquita. Rafa Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Falcão Rosa having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Manfredo Mello threw the ball into play from the sideline. S E Palmeiras's Giovani Peixoto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Giovani Peixoto was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 24th minute. S E Palmeiras's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 27 minutes, Zé Carlos Ramalho made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. S E Palmeiras's Falcão Rosa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. S E Palmeiras's Falcão Rosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Ramalho in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, S E Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Carlos Ramalho came free, but Falcão Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falcão Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos Ramalho in the 42nd minute of play.

S E Palmeiras's Júlio Paulista managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Décio Dracena in the 56 minute of the game. A collision led to S E Palmeiras getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Giovani Peixoto hit a great ball. A collision led to Guerreiros da Real getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Adhemar Mesquita hit a great ball. When Décio Dracena fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guerreiros da Real's protests and gave Décio Dracena a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Guerreiros da Real's Décio Dracena got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Gernando Souza was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to S E Palmeiras getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gernando Souza hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, S E Palmeiras's Fausto Penha got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Evandro de Almeida's late challenge caught a Guerreiros da Real's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evandro de Almeida helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, S E Palmeiras's Evandro de Almeida got a free kick in the 85th minute. Falcão Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Carlos Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Giovani Peixoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Zé Carlos Ramalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. S E Palmeiras's attentive Giovani Peixoto managed to snatch the ball when Manfredo Mello made a throw-in in the 94th minute of the game. Falcão Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Guerreiros da Real could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than S E Palmeiras throughout the match.