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ALIANZ PARQUE
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ezequiel Aparecido started the match with the kick off. Olavo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Meira came free, but Olavo Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in PALMEIRAS's zone, Geraldo de Amaral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olavo Couto came out of the goal and Geraldo de Amaral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Olavo Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Aparecido in the 10th minute of the match. Olavo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Aparecido in the 14th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS's goalkeeper Olavo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Eduardo Araújo's late challenge caught a Stonehenge FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Eduardo Araújo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th minute, Carlos Eduardo Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Celso Matos came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the PALMEIRAS 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 Celso Matos couldn't finish the play. Olavo Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo de Amaral in the 25th minute of the match. Celso Matos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chico Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Enéas Paiva's late challenge caught a PALMEIRAS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enéas Paiva helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Stonehenge FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Enéas Paiva hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Stonehenge FC's Ezequiel Aparecido sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olavo Couto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Meira came free, but Olavo Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luisinho Castro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Olavo Couto. PALMEIRAS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Robinho Lara struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Chico Marques didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PALMEIRAS. Geraldo de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olavo Couto having to interfere. Olavo Couto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geraldo de Amaral went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Celso Matos to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Ezequiel Aparecido kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Olavo Couto. That made the score 0-2 in the 54 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Geraldo de Amaral kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Olavo Couto. That made the score 0-3 in the 59 minute of play. Ezequiel Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Meira got free with Olavo Couto in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. PALMEIRAS's Olavo Couto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save PALMEIRAS from getting a goal against them. Olavo Couto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuel Meira in the 76th minute. Olavo Couto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geraldo de Amaral in the 83rd minute. In the 87th minute, Robinho Lara 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. 90 minutes into the match, Stonehenge FC's Samuel Meira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olavo Couto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ezequiel Aparecido in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olavo Couto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match was over Stonehenge FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than PALMEIRAS throughout the match.