Friendly League

Ifood Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geraldo Gonçalves made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th match minute, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toninho da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Walmir Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geraldo Gonçalves in the 8th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Dário Moreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmares Futebol Clube and the Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® booed when Palmares Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dário Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Secco in the 14th minute of play forced Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalkeeper Walmir Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Haroldo Lopes hit a great ball. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Walmir Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Vítor Sena in the 20th minute of play. Walmir Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Rafa Coutinho came free, but Francisco Alagoano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Alagoano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Coutinho in the 27th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Vítor Sena to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Alagoano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Coutinho in the 31st minute of the match. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Rafa Coutinho got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nildo Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nildo Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave Palmares Futebol Clube a penalty, 37 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by João Vítor Sena, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Walmir Dias. 0-1. Dário Moreira hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers João Vítor Sena in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walmir Dias saved Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® from getting behind. Walmir Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisinho Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Palmares Futebol Clube were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Leopoldo Capixaba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s supporters rose to their feet, but Leopoldo Capixaba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Alagoano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 59 minutes into the game, Rafa Coutinho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Francisco Alagoano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luisinho Nogueira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Walmir Dias firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 64th minute, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Gernando dos Santos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gernando dos Santos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gernando dos Santos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 64th minute, one of Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. João Carlos Antunes replaced Haroldo Lopes. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. Thomás Maia replaced Luisinho Nogueira. Paulo Botelho struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Francisco Alagoano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thomás Maia got free with Walmir Dias in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geraldo Gonçalves during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th match minute, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toninho da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Geraldo Gonçalves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 89 played minutes Palmares Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by João Carlos Antunes. Ricardo Barreto charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Barreto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Palmares Futebol Clube's Ricardo Barreto got a free kick in the 94th minute. João Vítor Sena received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Walmir Dias came out and tried to block the shot, but João Vítor Sena slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 96th minute.