Friendly League

Avant Alviverde
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abelardo Medeiros made the kick off and thus started the match. Alfredo Vieira hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Ian Cerezo made a precise shot to the right of Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Abelardo Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claudinho Pinho in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Will Muralhas saved SE Palmeiras from getting behind. Will Muralhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho Paraibano in the 23rd minute of play. The Squadra Demarchi fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Squadra Demarchi's Paulinho Paraibano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 28th minute Kléber Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Will Muralhas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Kléber Queirós managed to get in a good position for a shot. Squadra Demarchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Kléber Queirós was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Will Muralhas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ciro Castro hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Claudinho Pinho made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Paraibano in the 56th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Will Muralhas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Medeiros struck a weak shot in the 57th 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 SE Palmeiras. With a little luck, SE Palmeiras's Will Muralhas got control of the ball when Kléber Queirós tried to sneak it across the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Oswaldo Godoi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SE Palmeiras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Squadra Demarchi the free kick. Squadra Demarchi's Ernesto Pereira was substituted for Ciro Castro. A collision led to SE Palmeiras getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Oswaldo Godoi hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the game, Ian Cerezo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Squadra Demarchi's Ernesto Pereira quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Medeiros in the 66th minute of the match. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Medeiros in the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Abelardo Medeiros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Saldanha was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. After 72 played minutes, SE Palmeiras's Alfredo Vieira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SE Palmeiras reached it. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oswaldo Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Medeiros came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 81 minutes SE Palmeiras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paulinho Paraibano who took care of the corner kick. Abelardo Medeiros might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oscar Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abelardo Medeiros ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Medeiros in the 92nd minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Squadra Demarchi were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.