League

Palestra Italia
Spectators: 7189 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 24) Russano SC's Dé de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís da Costa in the 3rd minute of play. António Carneiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dé de Lima read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. If José Pedro Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 1-0 when António Carneiro sped through Russano SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dé de Lima. Olívio Pombal hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Russano SC's zone, Ronaldo Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dé de Lima came out of the goal and Ronaldo Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Jailson Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Russano SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jailson Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan de Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 17th minute, Dorival de Toledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that António Carneiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dé de Lima was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrézinho Paraense got free with Dé de Lima in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jailson Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. António Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dé de Lima having to interfere. Dé de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís da Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umberto da Mata in the 31st minute of play. Dé de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Pedro Carvalho in the 35th minute of play. António Carneiro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Dé de Lima when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dé de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís da Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Russano SC's Dé de Lima got control of the ball when António Carneiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 46th minute, Jailson Cardozo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan de Castro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when António Carneiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Hílton Brito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Russano SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave palmeiras F.C the free kick. After a rather tough play, Russano SC's Hílton Brito got a free kick in the 55th minute. Pedro Luís da Costa took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dé de Lima. Dé de Lima dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Dé de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. António Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the game, Andrézinho Paraense was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. palmeiras F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Russano SC the free kick. In the 73rd minute, Andrézinho Paraense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dé de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julius Pisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Pedro Luís da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dé de Lima having to interfere. Dé de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrézinho Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Dorival de Toledo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 90 minutes into the match. Dé de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Carneiro in the 93rd minute of play. Russano SC's Dé de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís da Costa in the 96th minute of play. The supporters of Russano SC booed when palmeiras F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dário Fontes didn't get a good kick on the ball.