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Alianz Parque
Spectators: 5010 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when João Augusto Martins got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute of the match, João Augusto Martins tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Laércio Alagoano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Patau SC's attack was well implemented in the 12th minute, but when Manuel Couto was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Zézinho Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Henrique Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mário Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Laércio Alagoano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mário Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 17th match minute, Patau SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Baiano to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, PALMEIRAS's João Augusto Martins dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 25th minute João Augusto Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Zézinho Antunes came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Patau SC 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 Zézinho Antunes couldn't finish the play. After 29 minutes, Manuel Couto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Patau SC and the PALMEIRAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Mário Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 31st 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. After a rather tough play, Patau SC's Diogo Severo got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, Manuel Couto 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. Henrique Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zézinho Antunes in the 36th minute of play. Manuel Couto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Donatello having to interfere. Manuel Couto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Donatello having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Couto in the 45th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS's goalkeeper Henrique Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manuel Couto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manuel Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of PALMEIRAS booed when Patau SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Couto didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Percy Linares fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PALMEIRAS's protests and gave Percy Linares a yellow card for diving instead. Percy Linares hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. PALMEIRAS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Manuel Couto scored to the left of an out of position Henrique Donatello, making the score, 1-1. Zézinho Antunes scored 1-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrique Donatello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manuel Couto was extremely unlucky when he, in the 76th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Zézinho Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Couto in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrique Donatello saved PALMEIRAS from getting behind. A hard shot 87 in the game by Zézinho Antunes from a close distance when the talented Henrique Donatello managed to make a qualified save. PALMEIRAS's players were relieved. Zézinho Antunes struck a weak shot in the 93rd 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 Patau SC. Manuel Couto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Donatello having to interfere. Patau SC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.