League

Arena Palestra
Spectators: 7170 (Terracing: 5379, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zézinho Ceresso got the match started through his kick off. Ismael Siqueira struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Leonardo Luz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palestra de Tomini. With a little luck, Ja matei saudade's Leonardo Luz got control of the ball when Anderson Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ja matei saudade's Gabriel Capixaba got a free kick in the 10th minute. The long shot by Emanuel Munhoz in the 10th minute really tested Leonardo Luz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Anderson Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Leonardo Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Siqueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonardo Luz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ismael Siqueira ran back to his position shaking his head. Leonardo Luz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Siqueira in the 18th minute of play. Leonardo Luz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Siqueira in the 22nd minute of the match. João Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zézinho Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ismael Siqueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gildo Quintal took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leonardo Luz. Ja matei saudade's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ismael Siqueira struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Leonardo Luz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palestra de Tomini. After having played for 41 minutes, Anderson Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palestra de Tomini's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anderson Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Fabiano das Neves came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Ja matei saudade 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 Fabiano das Neves couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano das Neves in the 47th minute of play forced Palestra de Tomini's goalkeeper João Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ismael Siqueira was the one to do the kick off. Anderson Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Leonardo Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Leonardo Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonardo Luz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anderson Rocha went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 60th minute, Hamílton de Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Luz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Rocha in the 61st minute of play. Zézinho Ceresso might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Borges. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zézinho Ceresso ran back to his position shaking his head. João Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zézinho Ceresso in the 69th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Palestra de Tomini defense, Fabiano das Neves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Borges. The Palestra de Tomini fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Borges should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anderson Rocha in the 75th minute of play forced Ja matei saudade's goalkeeper Leonardo Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Hamílton de Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Luz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Siqueira in the 78th minute of the match. Ismael Siqueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonardo Luz having to make a save. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.