League

Ibiassuce
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Naldo França took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alexandre Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório Catarinense having to interfere. José Carlos Munhoz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belmiro Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 played minutes Palestra got a freekick which was hit by Rogério Bastos. Arnaldo Salgado charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnaldo Salgado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. It was beautiful to see Palestra's Giuseppe de Souza in action when he in the 14th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! 20 minutes into the match, Tadeu Trevisan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vitório Catarinense, 1-0. When Alexandre Velasco came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Ibiassuce EC 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 Alexandre Velasco couldn't finish the play. Tadeu Trevisan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Vitório Catarinense made a huge save. 33 minutes into the game, Tadeu Trevisan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Vitório Catarinense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Alexandre Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alexandre Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Alexandre Velasco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ibiassuce EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Velasco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vitório Catarinense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Tadeu Trevisan 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. Vitório Catarinense made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tadeu Trevisan in the 47th minute. Alexandre Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Vitório Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Kaká Schmidt made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Naldo França kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving José Carlos Munhoz. That made the score 2-1 in the 55 minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Ibiassuce EC's goalkeeper José Carlos Munhoz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Belmiro Travassos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo França in the 59th minute of play forced Ibiassuce EC's goalkeeper José Carlos Munhoz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the game, Belmiro Travassos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. José Carlos Munhoz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kaká Schmidt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório Catarinense having to interfere. Delfim do Vale hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Alexandre Velasco notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Palestra's Vitório Catarinense. Vitório Catarinense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Palestra booed when Ibiassuce EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edinho Gaúcho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristóvão Varela struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Vitório Catarinense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ibiassuce EC. Alexandre Velasco struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Vitório Catarinense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ibiassuce EC. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Belmiro Travassos took a quick shot and it went in 3-3 without a chance for José Carlos Munhoz to make any attempt to save it. With 91 minutes on the clock, Edinho Gaúcho commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ibiassuce EC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, Palestra's Giuseppe de Souza got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of José Carlos Munhoz. Tadeu Trevisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório Catarinense having to interfere. When the final whistle went the supporters of Palestra were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Ibiassuce EC side.