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Arena Vila Valqueire
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elói Ribeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rogério Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ezequiel do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Palestina's Ezequiel do Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ediberto Cardozo in the 4th minute of play. Ezequiel do Valle made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Juarês Coelho sent off a good shot on target. Juarês Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel do Valle having to interfere. Elói Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Zeca Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adilson Recife sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Adilson Recife dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ezequiel do Valle, 1-0. If Vitório Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40thth minute of the game Elói Ribeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valqueire Futebol Clube's Zeca Senna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Vitório Linhares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palestina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vitório Linhares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 46 minutes, Elói Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palestina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elói Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vitório Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adilson Recife stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Palestina's Vitório Linhares got a free kick in the 55th minute. When Vitório Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Palestina 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 Vitório Linhares couldn't finish the play. Vitório Linhares recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Palestina's Ezequiel do Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Coelho in the 74th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Víktor Meirelles during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Palestina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víktor Meirelles to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nelsinho Saraiva during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nelsinho Saraiva kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. With a little luck, Valqueire Futebol Clube's Zeca Senna got control of the ball when Vitório Linhares tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Elói Ribeiro took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Zeca Senna to make any attempt to save it. In the 83rd minute, Vitório Linhares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zeca Senna was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. In the 88th minute, Dráusio Rosado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ezequiel do Valle stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adilson Recife's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute, Juarês Coelho 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. 94 minutes into the match, Vitório Linhares notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of Valqueire Futebol Clube's Zeca Senna. Zeca Senna was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Palestina eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.