Friendly League

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Túlio Maravilha took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ismael Secco struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Oscar Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmares Futebol Clube. In the 8th minute, Túlio Maravilha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Oscar Saldanha. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 12th minute of the match João Vítor Sena sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oscar Saldanha skillfully saved the ball. Oscar Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 17th minute. The corner led Palmares Futebol Clube's Luisinho Nogueira to fire away a dangerous shot which Oscar Saldanha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 24th match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisinho Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. Leonardo Paz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléber Queirós in the 24th minute of the match. If João Vítor Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Squadra Demarchi from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Oscar Saldanha successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jarbas Porto struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Oscar Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmares Futebol Clube. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisinho Nogueira in the 39th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Oscar Saldanha managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when Palmares Futebol Clube's Túlio Maravilha fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nilson Corrêa's late challenge caught a Palmares Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nilson Corrêa helped the player get up and apologised. After 43 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Nilson Corrêa. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Vítor Sena in the 45th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Túlio Maravilha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Saldanha was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Squadra Demarchi's Nilson Corrêa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alfredo Botelho in the 52 minute of the game. In the 56th minute Túlio Maravilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Sérgio Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute of the match Luisinho Nogueira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oscar Saldanha skillfully saved the ball. Nilson Corrêa hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute Ismael Secco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisinho Nogueira in the 71st minute of the match. Claudinho Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Leonardo Paz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. Thomás Maia replaced Luisinho Nogueira. Palmares Futebol Clube's João Carlos Antunes was substituted for Jarbas Porto. In the 81st minute João Vítor Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Vítor Sena struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Oscar Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmares Futebol Clube. After a rather tough play, Palmares Futebol Clube's Alfredo Botelho got a free kick in the 87th minute. João Vítor Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oscar Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Túlio Maravilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that Palmares Futebol Clube were the better team. Palmares Futebol Clube's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.