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Allianz Parque
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Breno Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Conrado Mineiro got a free kick in the 14th minute. When Hélder Negri fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jacus's protests and gave Hélder Negri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th match minute, Jacus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Negri to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, Ulisses de Senna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tião Nunes. Jacus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ulisses de Senna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Palmeiras booed when Jacus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro Hermes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ulisses de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Palmeiras 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 Ulisses de Senna couldn't finish the play. Hélder Negri hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. When Ulisses de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Palmeiras 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 Ulisses de Senna couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute, Lauro Quirino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tião Nunes. The goal made the score 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Romário Vergílio made the kick off in the second half. Jano Prestes scored 3-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tião Nunes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Vergílio in the 67th minute of play forced Jacus's goalkeeper Tião Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jacus's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Romário Vergílio was slow to take the kick. During this time Palmeiras's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Romário Vergílio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Jacus's Tião Nunes did a great save. A throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game was made by Edu Catarinense with Ulisses de Senna as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tião Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romário Vergílio, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 78th minute Romário Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tião Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 minutes of play, Palmeiras's Jano Prestes made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tião Nunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! 90 minutes into the game, Augusto Cerezo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jacus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmeiras the free kick. Augusto Cerezo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Ulisses de Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palmeiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulisses de Senna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tião Nunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 94 minutes into the match, Jacus's goal looked a bit too open when Romário Vergílio came free, but Tião Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Jacus defense, Lauro Quirino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tião Nunes. The Jacus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tião Nunes should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Palmeiras had played much better football throughout.