League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Meira kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remo Sena to maneuver through the defense. 4 minutes into the match, Hermínio Gerber had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vítor Prata. Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hermínio Gerber was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Carlos Meira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vítor Prata. Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Meira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 14th minute, Geraldo Rezende fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gustavo Vides, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manoel Zanette in the 17th minute of play forced Palmeiras's goalkeeper Vítor Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Prata didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hermínio Gerber went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The Ponta da Praia FC fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Ponta da Praia FC's Manoel Zanette looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vítor Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Gerber in the 27th minute of the match. After 29 minutes of play, Ponta da Praia FC's Manoel Zanette made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vítor Prata was left in no man's land by his defense there! 0-6 became the score in the 34th minute when Carlos Meira elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Manoel Zanette took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vítor Prata. Vítor Prata dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. Vítor Prata didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Meira went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. In the 45th minute, Carlos Meira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-8.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Romário Vergílio to strike the kick off in the second half. Manoel Zanette who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Vítor Prata when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 53rd minute, Edu Catarinense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ponta da Praia FC booed when Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conrado Mineiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hermínio Gerber blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vítor Prata having to make a save. Carlos Meira might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vítor Prata. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Meira ran back to his position shaking his head. When Remo Sena fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palmeiras's protests and gave Remo Sena a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ponta da Praia FC booed when Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remo Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Carlos Meira took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Vítor Prata to make any attempt to save it. 64 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goalkeeper Vítor Prata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Meira. In the 66th minute, Palmeiras's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Carlos Meira fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Vítor Prata didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manoel Zanette went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. Vítor Prata stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Meira's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goalkeeper Vítor Prata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manoel Zanette. Ponta da Praia FC were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Palmeiras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sydney Lopes took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Palmeiras's goalie and right to Wiliam Santos. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Palmeiras's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Geraldo Rezende hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Palmeiras's Vítor Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manoel Zanette in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Ponta da Praia FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Palmeiras throughout the match.