League

Orlando
Spectators: 7335 (Terracing: 5503, Seating: 1687, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when David Massa got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beto Cerezo got free with Lauro Abreu in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. S.E.Palmeiras's Lauro Abreu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save S.E.Palmeiras from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, S.E.Palmeiras's Lauro Abreu got control of the ball when Beto Cerezo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Beto Cerezo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lauro Abreu having to interfere. Wágner Simão might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lauro Abreu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wágner Simão ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Orlando defense, David Massa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vágner Paiva. The Orlando fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vágner Paiva should have stopped the shot. Wágner Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lauro Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Cerezo in the 31st minute of the match. Beto Cerezo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Lauro Abreu made a huge save. Lauro Abreu was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Wágner Simão capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wágner Simão really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. A collision led to Orlando getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Magno Cardoso hit a great ball. With his leg Lauro Abreu managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when Orlando's Beto Cerezo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Wágner Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lauro Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Cerezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After some careless play in the S.E.Palmeiras defense, Beto Cerezo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lauro Abreu. The S.E.Palmeiras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lauro Abreu should have stopped the shot. In the 48th minute, S.E.Palmeiras's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Beto Cerezo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wágner Simão to make the kick off. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Orlando's goalkeeper Vágner Paiva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 4-1 became the score in the 58th minute when Wágner Simão elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. João Francisco da Silva took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lauro Abreu. S.E.Palmeiras's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Wágner Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orlando's supporters rose to their feet, but Wágner Simão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lauro Abreu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, Wágner Simão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lauro Abreu. S.E.Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wágner Simão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Orlando's Wágner Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Beto Cerezo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orlando fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. If Beto Cerezo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Beto Cerezo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orlando's supporters rose to their feet, but Beto Cerezo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lauro Abreu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute Wágner Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match, Fellipe Vidal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vágner Paiva was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. S.E.Palmeiras's Lauro Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wágner Simão in the 94th minute of play.