League

Stadio Renzo Barbera
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) A collision led to U.S. Palermo Uxx getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Conrado de Lima hit a great ball. Conrado de Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Luís Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, U.S. Palermo Uxx's Conrado de Lima got a free kick in the 16th minute. Geraldo Abraão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to U.S. Palermo Uxx getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Renan Carneiro hit a great ball. Geraldo Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tião Urbano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Joélson Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo Abraão in the 29th minute of play forced U.S. Palermo Uxx's goalkeeper Joélson Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Frederico Siqueira fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itapirapuan AD's protests and gave Frederico Siqueira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd minute, Frederico Siqueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joélson Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geraldo Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Joélson Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tião Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Diguinho de Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot. U.S. Palermo Uxx's supporters rose to their feet, but Diguinho de Moraes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Itapirapuan AD were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diguinho de Moraes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Itapirapuan AD's goal looked a bit too open when Diguinho de Moraes came free, but Luís Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diguinho de Moraes in the 65th minute of play forced Itapirapuan AD's goalkeeper Luís Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Diguinho de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo Abraão in the 73rd minute of play forced U.S. Palermo Uxx's goalkeeper Joélson Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Itapirapuan AD's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado de Lima came free, but Luís Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado de Lima in the 76th minute of play forced Itapirapuan AD's goalkeeper Luís Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joélson Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U.S. Palermo Uxx's Joélson Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo Abraão in the 86th minute of play. Joélson Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Abraão in the 88th minute of the match. Geraldo Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in U.S. Palermo Uxx's zone, Tião Urbano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joélson Coutinho came out of the goal and Tião Urbano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.