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Estádio Sázão
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5421, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ademar Branco made the kick off which started today's match. Danilo Marques charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danilo Marques the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Nilmar Mandrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. De Sá - ADEUS MZ's Dinei Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademar Branco in the 6th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandre da Costa got free with Caco Trancoso in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Alexandre da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gildo Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caco Trancoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre da Costa in the 18th minute. Ademar Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Dinei Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caco Trancoso having to interfere. Alexandre da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Caco Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gildo Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 37 in the game by Alexandre da Costa from a close distance when the talented Caco Trancoso managed to make a qualified save. Palmeiras's players were relieved. After having played for 38 minutes, Gildo Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Sá - ADEUS MZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gildo Senna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexandre da Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Caco Trancoso having to make a save. Gildo Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Caco Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Gildo Senna made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Ademar Branco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dinei Donatello. De Sá - ADEUS MZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ademar Branco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mário Donato hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Palmeiras's zone, Gildo Senna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caco Trancoso came out of the goal and Gildo Senna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th minute, Nilmar Mandrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. De Sá - ADEUS MZ's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ademar Branco 69 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Ademar Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Alexandre da Costa 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. In the 79thth minute of the game Gildo Senna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palmeiras's Caco Trancoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gildo Senna scored 1-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Caco Trancoso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Caco Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre da Costa in the 94th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gildo Senna in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Caco Trancoso saved Palmeiras from getting behind. Although De Sá - ADEUS MZ had been in control for most of the match, Palmeiras still came away with the win.