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Estádio Palmorindo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elano de Almeida took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lenílson Queiroz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 4 minutes into the match. In the 3rd minute, one of Palmorindo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Palmorindo. Walmyr Abreu hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the game, Elano de Almeida cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thiago Tróia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palmorindo's goalkeeper Evandro Correia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Renan Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nelson Abraão came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Salqueiro 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 Nelson Abraão couldn't finish the play. Renan Botelho hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Rodrigo Vidal hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Daniel da Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Tróia having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

58 minutes into the match, Palmorindo's goalkeeper Evandro Correia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nelson Abraão. 62 minutes into the match, Elano de Almeida notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Salqueiro's Thiago Tróia. Thiago Tróia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elano de Almeida during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Elano de Almeida hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Evandro Correia made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Gernando Pombal sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute, Palmorindo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nelson Abraão fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Palmorindo's Henrique Vargas got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Henrique Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Palmorindo getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Elano de Almeida hit a great ball. If Nelson Abraão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Palmorindo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.