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Estádio Palmares
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fausto Cruz got the match started through his kick off. If Jairo Quirino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute Ediberto Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Nogueira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zacarias Passos's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Axel Ahlgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Nogueira having to interfere. Fausto Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fausto Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, Schalke04jpa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Paulo Motta to maneuver through the defense. Zacarias Passos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Diego Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC RAJA CASABLANCA's Axel Ahlgren got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luiz Paulo Motta kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Axel Ahlgren 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 a defensive mix-up in Schalke04jpa's zone, Ediberto Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diego Nogueira came out of the goal and Ediberto Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 48th minute of the match Murilo Marquez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Paes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zacarias Passos to make the kick off. Diego Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ediberto Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Schalke04jpa getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Leopoldo Lira hit a great ball. When Axel Ahlgren came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the FC RAJA CASABLANCA 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 Axel Ahlgren couldn't finish the play. In the 55th match minute, Schalke04jpa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Marquez to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute of the match Axel Ahlgren sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diego Nogueira skillfully saved the ball. After 58 minutes of play, FC RAJA CASABLANCA's Zacarias Passos made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diego Nogueira was left in no man's land by his defense there! André Luís Baiano kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Schalke04jpa's Murilo Marquez got a free kick in the 68th minute. If Fausto Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jairo Quirino came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Schalke04jpa 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 Jairo Quirino couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Zacarias Passos managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC RAJA CASABLANCA's supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarias Passos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Schalke04jpa defense, Axel Ahlgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diego Nogueira. The Schalke04jpa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diego Nogueira should have stopped the shot. Schalke04jpa's Diego Nogueira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Schalke04jpa from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Axel Ahlgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC RAJA CASABLANCA's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Ahlgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the match, Schalke04jpa's goal looked a bit too open when Ediberto Lopes came free, but Diego Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC RAJA CASABLANCA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.