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Parque Antarctica
Spectators: 7180 (Terracing: 5387, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) Sílvio Luís Araújo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Olavo Dante fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palestra Itália EC's protests and gave Olavo Dante a yellow card for diving instead. Olavo Dante hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Palestra Itália EC's Robinho Hoffmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís Araújo in the 9th minute of play. When Luís Fabiano Paes fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palestra Itália EC's protests and gave Luís Fabiano Paes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Palestra Itália EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fabiano Paes to maneuver through the defense. Robinho Hoffmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Naldo Tasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gonçalo Messias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Wilton Sergipano took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Gonçalo Messias to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Palestra Itália EC's zone, Ernani Meirelles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robinho Hoffmann came out of the goal and Ernani Meirelles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute, Luís Fabiano Paes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Palestra Itália EC's Naldo Tasso got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Raphael Toscano kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the game, Palestra Itália EC's Naldo Tasso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gonçalo Messias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Naldo Tasso made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Palestra Itália EC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ernani Meirelles fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 57th minute, Nesca10 FC's Sílvio Luís Araújo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Palestra Itália EC's Robinho Hoffmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís Araújo in the 61st minute of play. Gonçalo Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naldo Tasso in the 62nd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the game, one of Palestra Itália EC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 67th minute, Ernani Meirelles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nesca10 FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Ernani Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the game, Naldo Tasso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Gonçalo Messias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Sílvio Luís Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonçalo Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naldo Tasso in the 92nd minute of the match. Sílvio Luís Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robinho Hoffmann having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 97th minute by Sílvio Luís Araújo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.