League

Cidade Maravilhosa
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Virgílio Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Richard Massa having to make a save. Amadeu Maia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Richard Massa made a huge save. Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s Fiori Machado got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ediberto da Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nilmar Cavalcante hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Richard Massa made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Fiori Machado sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Sílvio Luís Santana in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s Yuri Paraibano. In the 27th minute, Ernesto Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henrique Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Yuri Paraibano kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. The supporters of S.E PALMEIRAS booed when Rio de Janeiro F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chiquinho Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dráusio Munhoz came free, but Nicolas Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ediberto da Cunha in the 45th minute of play forced Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s goalkeeper Nicolas Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fiori Machado was the one to do the kick off. Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s Yuri Paraibano suffered a sore foot after 51 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Dráusio Munhoz fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.E PALMEIRAS's protests and gave Dráusio Munhoz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rio de Janeiro F.C. booed when S.E PALMEIRAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráusio Munhoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Olívio Aparecido in the 54th minute really tested Nicolas Mota's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Dráusio Munhoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dráusio Munhoz was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Rio de Janeiro F.C. booed when S.E PALMEIRAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráusio Munhoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolas Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jerônimo Sá kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s zone, Cícero Messias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Mota came out of the goal and Cícero Messias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 78 minutes into the match, Ediberto da Cunha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Mota. Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ediberto da Cunha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Sílvio Luís Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ediberto da Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Mota having to interfere. After 88 played minutes S.E PALMEIRAS got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo Sá. Ediberto da Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Nicolas Mota made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ediberto da Cunha got free with Nicolas Mota in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.