League Play-Off

Allianz PArque
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Márcio Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurício Marquez having to interfere. Márcio Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurício Marquez having to interfere. After 16 minutes Palmeiras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cássio Bertassi who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Desemboque FC's Cássio Bertassi to fire away a dangerous shot which Maurício Marquez despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Palmeiras's Maurício Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dênis Tróia in the 18th minute of play. Naldo Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fernando Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maurício Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio Nascimento in the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Willian Mattos got a free kick in the 28th minute. Maurício Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Bertassi in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Isaltino Neves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naldo Gonçalves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Isaltino Neves struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Naldo Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmeiras. Márcio Nascimento struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Maurício Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Desemboque FC.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dênis Tróia to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Dênis Tróia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurício Marquez was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Maurício Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dênis Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Palmeiras's Maurício Marquez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Palmeiras from getting a goal against them. Dênis Tróia charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dênis Tróia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 68 played minutes Desemboque FC got a freekick which was hit by Dênis Tróia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaltino Neves in the 70th minute of play forced Desemboque FC's goalkeeper Naldo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Dênis Tróia tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maurício Marquez saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aloísio Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Márcio Nascimento fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Maurício Marquez, passed just outside the right post. Arnaldo Messias kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute of the match Cássio Bertassi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maurício Marquez skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Dênis Tróia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maurício Marquez. That made the score 2-1 in the 87 minute of play. Márcio Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Maurício Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Palmeiras getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Aloísio Oliveira hit a great ball. Palmeiras's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.