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Afredo Jaconi
Spectators: 6210 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Romeu Paraense made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind PALMEIRAS's goalkeeper Cipriano Trancoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 10 minutes, Válter Reis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Juventude De Caxias and the PALMEIRAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Válter Reis hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Erasmo Neiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Gustavo Fernandez having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Real Juventude De Caxias's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Neiva came free, but Luiz Gustavo Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romeu Paraense got free with Cipriano Trancoso in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Romeu Paraense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cipriano Trancoso was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frédson Ortiz during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Real Juventude De Caxias getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Frédson Ortiz hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Erasmo Neiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. PALMEIRAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Erasmo Neiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Gustavo Fernandez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Gustavo Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio Munhoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute.

The wind increased when Erasmo Neiva made the kick off in the second half. If Romeu Paraense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of PALMEIRAS booed when Real Juventude De Caxias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeu Paraense didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeu Paraense in the 66th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS's goalkeeper Cipriano Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to PALMEIRAS getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Giovanni de Toledo hit a great ball. Cipriano Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeu Paraense in the 74th minute of the match. Romeu Paraense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cipriano Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeu Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Romeu Paraense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Neiva in the 93rd minute of play forced Real Juventude De Caxias's goalkeeper Luiz Gustavo Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PALMEIRAS's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.