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Estádio Guaicara
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) After 5 played minutes Guaicara got a freekick which was hit by Juarês Garcia. If Valdemar Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Chiquinho Lago notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Palmeiras's Osmar Quirino. Osmar Quirino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Palmeiras fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Palmeiras's Bruno Veiga looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Valdemar Rosa took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luiz Eduardo Vargas. Luiz Eduardo Vargas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Valdemar Rosa struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Luiz Eduardo Vargas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmeiras. In the 29th minute, Bruno Veiga 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar Rosa in the 30th minute of play forced Guaicara's goalkeeper Luiz Eduardo Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Anderson França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Eduardo Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guaicara's Luiz Eduardo Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Veiga in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar Rosa in the 37th minute of play forced Guaicara's goalkeeper Luiz Eduardo Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Eduardo Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 41 minutes, Cristian Paraíba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmeiras and the Guaicara players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, Cristian Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabrício Martins's late challenge caught a Palmeiras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabrício Martins helped the player get up and apologised. Luiz Eduardo Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bruno Veiga to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Chiquinho Lago 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. Valdemar Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Luiz Eduardo Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Veiga took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luiz Eduardo Vargas. Luiz Eduardo Vargas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 69 minutes into the match, Guaicara's goalkeeper Luiz Eduardo Vargas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdemar Rosa. Valdemar Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Luiz Eduardo Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bruno Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bruno Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Luiz Eduardo Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Veiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Veiga struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Luiz Eduardo Vargas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmeiras. When Valdemar Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 92nd 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 Valdemar Rosa couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded Palmeiras left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Guaicara.