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JURUPOCÃO
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) After a rather tough play, S E Palmeiras's Giovani Peixoto got a free kick in the 4th minute. Evandro de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Barbosa having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in A. Jurupoca's zone, Giovani Peixoto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sérgio Barbosa came out of the goal and Giovani Peixoto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Amauri Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S E Palmeiras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amauri Branco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, A. Jurupoca's goal looked a bit too open when José Pedro Nascimento came free, but Sérgio Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Pedrão Quadros made the kick off in the second half. Giovani Peixoto's late challenge caught a A. Jurupoca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giovani Peixoto helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, S E Palmeiras's Giovani Peixoto got a free kick in the 54th minute. Fausto Penha's late challenge caught a A. Jurupoca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fausto Penha helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind A. Jurupoca's goalkeeper Sérgio Barbosa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of A. Jurupoca booed when S E Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovani Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Júlio Massa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The A. Jurupoca fans cheered their team off the field, for while S E Palmeiras had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.