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Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) Ramiro Freire made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Mazinho Cearense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrianinho Cruz was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Orlando Bertassi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Tiaguinho Xavier made a huge save. In the 11th minute Joélson Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrianinho Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiaguinho Xavier made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Orlando Bertassi sent off a good shot on target. Adrianinho Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mazinho Cearense's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Kaká Souto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrianinho Cruz having to interfere. Severino Saraiva's late challenge caught a Riberalta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Severino Saraiva helped the player get up and apologised. 25 minutes into the game, one of Palmeiras:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 27 minutes into the match, Cléberson Netto notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Palmeiras's Adrianinho Cruz. Adrianinho Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Orlando Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Tiaguinho Xavier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramiro Freire blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tiaguinho Xavier having to make a save. Ramiro Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot by Emerson Senna from long distance, 44 minutes into the match, got Tiaguinho Xavier's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Adrianinho Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mazinho Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joélson Alagoano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joélson Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Adrianinho Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramiro Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Riberalta's Mazinho Cearense sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrianinho Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goalkeeper Adrianinho Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mazinho Cearense. Joélson Alagoano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrianinho Cruz having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joélson Alagoano in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adrianinho Cruz saved Palmeiras from getting behind. In the 82ndth minute of the game Joélson Alagoano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palmeiras's Adrianinho Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Mazinho Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Joélson Alagoano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Virgílio Saraiva during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Palmeiras getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Virgílio Saraiva hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, Ramiro Freire notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Riberalta's Tiaguinho Xavier. Tiaguinho Xavier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Palmeiras fans cheered their team off the field, for while Riberalta had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.