U21 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) After a rather tough play, HollywooDogs's Celsinho Couto got a free kick in the 3rd minute. José Carlos Simões blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gigio Buffon having to make a save. 6 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Senna came free, but Jacinto Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Senna in the 7th minute of the match. Afonso Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Dudu Capixaba in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by HollywooDogs's Celsinho Couto. 30 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Senna came free, but Jacinto Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Celso Senna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HollywooDogs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Raphael Donato got a free kick in the 37th minute. Gigio Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio de Souza in the 40th minute of the match. Jacinto Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Raphael Donato got a free kick in the 44th minute. HollywooDogs's Luiz Fernando Motta pulled a muscle in his back after 46 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Raphael Donato got his second yellow card in the match during the 46th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 48th match minute, Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Donato to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 54th minute, Celsinho Couto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, HollywooDogs's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Afonso Paes. Dudu Capixaba got a throw-in 58 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Fábio de Souza. Afonso Paes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gigio Buffon having to interfere. Afonso Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Gigio Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. HollywooDogs's Celsinho Couto managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eliézer Saldanha in the 66 minute of the game. Rodriguinho Mazza made in the 67th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eliézer Saldanha immediately put the ball in play. Afonso Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ademar Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jacinto Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Rodriguinho Mazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Afonso Paes came up free with the goalie in the 77th 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 Afonso Paes couldn't finish the play. Afonso Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Gigio Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacinto Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gigio Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The supporters of HollywooDogs booed when Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Carlos Simões didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jacinto Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Senna in the 87th minute of the match. Eliézer Saldanha's late challenge caught a HollywooDogs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eliézer Saldanha helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, HollywooDogs's Pedro Luiz Recife got a free kick in the 89th minute. 96 minutes into the game, Afonso Paes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmeiras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HollywooDogs the free kick. In the 96th match minute, Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Paes to maneuver through the defense. HollywooDogs's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.