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Palmares
Spectators: 7078 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 5) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gilson Peres kicked off to start the match. Walmir Simão's shot from long distance in the 5th minute was not bad at all, but Votuporanga Victory's Adelino de Castro knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. In the 7th minute, Válbson Mazza 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. Gilson Peres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ricardinho Prestes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Igor de Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute Gilson Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardinho Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Válbson Mazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardinho Prestes having to interfere. When Gilson Peres came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Votuporanga Victory fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilson Peres couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Gilson Peres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardinho Prestes was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Palmares AD's Ricardinho Prestes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor de Toledo in the 28th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Gilson Peres put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ricardinho Prestes. Igor de Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Válbson Mazza 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 supporters of Votuporanga Victory booed when Palmares AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmir Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. 50 minutes into the match, Votuporanga Victory's Gilson Peres sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardinho Prestes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claudinei Negri was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Palmares AD's Ricardinho Prestes got control of the ball when Gilson Peres tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 58 played minutes, Palmares AD's Walmir Simão shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adelino de Castro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Palmares AD reached it. 59 minutes into the match, Palmares AD's goalkeeper Ricardinho Prestes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilson Peres. In the 65th minute Ediberto Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adelino de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Palmares AD booed when Votuporanga Victory was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Válbson Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ediberto Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Gilson Peres sped through Palmares AD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ricardinho Prestes. Roberto Moreno took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adelino de Castro. Votuporanga Victory's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Caio Negri was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 81 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Votuporanga Victory's Caio Negri got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Walmir Simão struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Adelino de Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmares AD. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Negri in the 85th minute of play forced Votuporanga Victory's goalkeeper Adelino de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Votuporanga Victory's Adelino de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ediberto Santos in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Válbson Mazza 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.