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Estádio Mussurepe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anselmo da Mata kicked off to start the match. Leonel Baptista hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The throw-in from João Pedro Medeiros in the 8th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Real Parnamirim F.C.'s Mauro Braga. 10 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo da Mata came free, but Samuel Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anselmo da Mata in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samuel Pitta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Real Parnamirim F.C. booed when PALMEIRAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horácio Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in PALMEIRAS's zone, Anselmo da Mata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Pitta came out of the goal and Anselmo da Mata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. PALMEIRAS's Hélder Coutinho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gugu Cordeiro, made in the 32nd minute of the game. After having played for 33 minutes, Artur Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PALMEIRAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Miranda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonel Baptista during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Anselmo da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute, Dino Camargo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 46 minutes, Anselmo da Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Parnamirim F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Anselmo da Mata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Artur Miranda made a kick off. Samuel Pitta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo da Mata in the 55th minute. In the 59thth minute of the game Anselmo da Mata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PALMEIRAS's Samuel Pitta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 67 minutes in the game Mauro Braga did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Zé Paranaense. 74 minutes into the game, Hélder Coutinho threw the ball into play from the sideline. Real Parnamirim F.C.'s Anselmo da Mata quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Anselmo da Mata came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Real Parnamirim F.C. 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 Anselmo da Mata couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute, Horácio Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Eliseu Fantini fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Parnamirim F.C.'s protests and gave Eliseu Fantini a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Real Parnamirim F.C.'s Eliseu Fantini got a free kick in the 80th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Artur Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot. PALMEIRAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Miranda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elivélton Prata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Real Parnamirim F.C.'s Mauro Braga managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hélder Coutinho in the 89 minute of the game. If Artur Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 92 minutes, João Pedro Medeiros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PALMEIRAS and the Real Parnamirim F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd minute, João Pedro Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 played minutes, Real Parnamirim F.C.'s Dino Camargo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Samuel Pitta came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Real Parnamirim F.C. reached it.