League

PALESTRA ITÀLIA
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) S E Palmeiras's Pedrão Quadros started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Jaguaré FC's Jarbas de Alcântara got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Falcão Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarbas de Alcântara in the 8th minute of the match. Falcão Rosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuele Caccia's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. S E Palmeiras's Falcão Rosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarbas de Alcântara in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarbas de Alcântara in the 19th minute of play forced S E Palmeiras's goalkeeper Falcão Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Falcão Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Caccia in the 27th minute of the match. Falcão Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarbas de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute Emanuele Caccia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Rosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jarbas de Alcântara in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Falcão Rosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Falcão Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clemente dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The supporters of Jaguaré FC booed when S E Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fred de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuele Caccia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Falcão Rosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jarbas de Alcântara in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, S E Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuele Caccia came free, but Falcão Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Emanuele Caccia put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Falcão Rosa. Emanuele Caccia might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Falcão Rosa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuele Caccia ran back to his position shaking his head. S E Palmeiras's Falcão Rosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Caccia in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Jarbas de Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Falcão Rosa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Caccia in the 86th minute of play forced S E Palmeiras's goalkeeper Falcão Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Jarbas de Alcântara got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. S E Palmeiras's Falcão Rosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save S E Palmeiras from getting a goal against them. Jarbas de Alcântara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match was over Jaguaré FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than S E Palmeiras throughout the match.