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Allianz Parque
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ulisses da Rocha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Armandinho Prestes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lucas Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulisses da Rocha in the 6th minute of the match. Ulisses da Rocha succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Fernando Linhares took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Baltazar Peres to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armandinho Prestes during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Hélder de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baltazar Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Linhares in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of Palmeiras booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. William Pontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hélder de Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Peres having to interfere. When Nacional's Ulisses da Rocha in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palmeiras's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Palmeiras getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Erasmo Pontes hit a great ball. Gustavo França took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lucas Soares. Palmeiras's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 41 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by William Pontes. 43 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Palmeiras's Fernando Linhares fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The supporters of Palmeiras booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doriva da Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Fernando Linhares got a free kick in the 45th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fernando Linhares made a kick off. Richard Batista hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Nacional's Ulisses da Rocha got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armandinho Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Lucas Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Hélder de Brito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 69th minute Hélder de Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Erasmo Pontes fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palmeiras's protests and gave Erasmo Pontes a yellow card for diving instead. 70 minutes into the game, one of Palmeiras:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Nacional a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gustavo França, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Palmeiras's Lucas Soares. 1-2. 75 minutes into the game, Beto de Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nacional's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmeiras the free kick. The supporters of Palmeiras booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richard Batista's late challenge caught a Nacional's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Richard Batista helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd minute, Ulisses da Rocha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ulisses da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Soares having to interfere. In the 98th minute, Hélder de Brito made a precise shot to the right of Baltazar Peres. Nacional's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.