League

Fenix Stadium
Spectators: 7286 (Terracing: 5467, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jânio Mendonça started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, one of DUBAIDEMEL:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 6th minute, Eduardo Mandrak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Remo Alcântara was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Jânio Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Remo Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luiz Fábio Palmeira during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to DUBAIDEMEL getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Luiz Fábio Palmeira hit a great ball. João Pedro de Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Pedro de Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in DUBAIDEMEL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! In the 22nd minute, Gernando Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute, Sandro de Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Nilton Domingues made a precise shot to the right of Rafa Marques. Palmas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 34 minutes into the match, Palmas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fábio Palmeira came free, but Rafa Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilton Domingues in the 35th minute of play forced Palmas FC's goalkeeper Rafa Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Luiz Fábio Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafa Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fábio Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz Fábio Palmeira was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st play minute Nilton Domingues came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rafa Marques. 2-2. After 54 minutes of play, DUBAIDEMEL's Hernani Veiga made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafa Marques was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hernani Veiga hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Anderson Teles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Jânio Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remo Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilton Domingues's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rafa Marques firmly grabbed it by the left post. 71 minutes into the game, DUBAIDEMEL's Nilton Domingues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafa Marques made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. João Pedro de Senna hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 81 minutes of play, DUBAIDEMEL's Nilton Domingues made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafa Marques was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute Luiz Fábio Palmeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafa Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafa Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Mandrak in the 89th minute of the match. Palmas FC's Rafa Marques proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Palmas FC from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched DUBAIDEMEL eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.