League

Estádio do Palanque
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. Zé Gomes started the match with the kick off. Palanque futebol's Ramiro Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Botelho in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Palanque futebol booed when Piedade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Maria Arantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Arí Peixoto fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piedade's protests and gave Arí Peixoto a yellow card for diving instead. Arí Peixoto kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After 15 minutes of play, Piedade's Alessandro Queirós made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ramiro Medeiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 17th match minute, Palanque futebol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulysses Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Richard Botelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramiro Medeiros was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Luís Fábio Paraibano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luís Fábio Paraibano scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Eduardo Marques, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 43rd minute, Armando Passos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Fábio Paraibano got free with Carlos Eduardo Marques in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luís Fábio Paraibano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Carlos Eduardo Marques made a huge save. The supporters of Palanque futebol booed when Piedade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Quirino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Richard Botelho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ramiro Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Botelho in the 54th minute of play. After 58 minutes, Eduardo Favoretto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palanque futebol and the Piedade players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eduardo Favoretto kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Luís Fábio Paraibano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Luís Fábio Paraibano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramiro Medeiros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alessandro Queirós's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. A collision led to Piedade getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Richard Botelho hit a great ball. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Piedade's goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlos Eduardo Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Passos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alan Quirino struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Ramiro Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Piedade. 88 minutes into the game, Luís Fábio Paraibano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palanque futebol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Piedade the free kick. The supporters of Piedade booed when Palanque futebol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fábio Paraibano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.