League

Estádio Municipal
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Cacá Novaes kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Edu Camargo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cacá Novaes struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Henrique Donatello didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Macedônia FC. 11 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS's João Augusto Martins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edu Camargo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mário Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edu Camargo having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Mário Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edu Camargo was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. When Mário Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 24th 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 Mário Rocha couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá Novaes in the 29th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS's goalkeeper Henrique Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nilson de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nilson de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cacá Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Cacá Novaes 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. Cacá Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Henrique Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th match minute, Macedônia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto da Silveira to maneuver through the defense. Mário Rocha struck a weak shot in the 49th minute. Edu Camargo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PALMEIRAS. 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.

After a defensive mix-up in PALMEIRAS's zone, Cacá Novaes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrique Donatello came out of the goal and Cacá Novaes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. João Augusto Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Edu Camargo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá Novaes in the 64th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS's goalkeeper Henrique Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrique Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Novaes in the 66th minute of the match. If Mário Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cacá Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Henrique Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind PALMEIRAS's goalkeeper Henrique Donatello, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. João Augusto Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edu Camargo having to interfere. Nilson de Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Donatello having to interfere. When Dorival Dionísio fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PALMEIRAS's protests and gave Dorival Dionísio a yellow card for diving instead. Dorival Dionísio kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in PALMEIRAS's zone, Nilson de Alcântara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrique Donatello came out of the goal and Nilson de Alcântara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute, Cacá Novaes 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 95th minute Nilson de Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Macedônia FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.