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Balaco
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gualter Arce took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gualter Arce blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luizão Melo having to make a save. After 8 played minutes S.E Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo Xavier. After having played for 9 minutes, Gualter Arce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balaco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gualter Arce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luizão Melo was a little too slow when Gualter Arce got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 17thth minute of the game Kauan Brito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balaco's Fernandinho Terra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Balaco's goalkeeper Fernandinho Terra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 26 minutes, Fabrício Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balaco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabrício Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fiori Brasil charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fiori Brasil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fiori Brasil kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Kauan Brito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernandinho Terra having to make a save. Tarcisio Mangueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Balaco:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of S.E Palmeiras:s goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Tarcisio Mangueira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Tarcisio Mangueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Gualter Arce sped through S.E Palmeiras's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luizão Melo. Ismael Arantes's late challenge caught a S.E Palmeiras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ismael Arantes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Balaco getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ismael Arantes hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kauan Brito in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernandinho Terra saved Balaco from getting behind. Tarcisio Mangueira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Fernandinho Terra when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tarcisio Mangueira did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Fernandinho Terra 70 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Balaco defense, Kauan Brito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernandinho Terra. The Balaco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernandinho Terra should have stopped the shot. Fabrício Ribeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 89 minutes into the game, Fabrício Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Luizão Melo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Kauan Brito came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the S.E 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 Kauan Brito couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as S.E Palmeiras's Kauan Brito slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fernandinho Terra. That made the score 4-4 after 97 minutes of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.