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Portelão
Spectators: 7475 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Augusto Rezende took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Veiga in the 3rd minute of play forced Palmares FC's goalkeeper Aníbal de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Augusto Rezende struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Fábio Ramalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmares FC. Aníbal de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Germano Veiga in the 9th minute of the match. After 12 played minutes Juventus Tatuquara got a freekick which was hit by Elano Aparecido. Frédson de Barros might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aníbal de Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frédson de Barros ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Juventus Tatuquara getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Aprígio Leite hit a great ball. Pedro Augusto Rezende charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Augusto Rezende the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th match minute, Palmares FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Augusto Rezende to maneuver through the defense. Aníbal de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Germano Veiga in the 24th minute of the match. A collision led to Juventus Tatuquara getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Zachariasz Drzewucki hit a great ball. When Germano Veiga came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Juventus Tatuquara fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Germano Veiga couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elano Aparecido during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Juventus Tatuquara's Elano Aparecido got a free kick in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Frédson de Barros's late challenge caught a Palmares FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frédson de Barros helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Palmares FC booed when Juventus Tatuquara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frédson de Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diogo Brito made in the 58th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Hernani Saldanha immediately put the ball in play. Aníbal de Almeida stood somewhat misplaced when Germano Veiga came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 62 minute. Frédson de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Palmares FC's Aníbal de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Germano Veiga in the 68th minute of play. Pedro Augusto Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Germano Veiga had several of the Palmares FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 75 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Aníbal de Almeida as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 81st minute of the match, Germano Veiga got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aníbal de Almeida was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Hernani Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Germano Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aníbal de Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elano Aparecido in the 88th minute of play. Elano Aparecido got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 96th minute, Elano Aparecido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juventus Tatuquara's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.