League

Palhoca
Spectators: 7174 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Evaristo Sampaio made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, Palhoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitinho Santos to maneuver through the defense. After 9 played minutes Palhoca got a freekick which was hit by Vitinho Santos. Guto Vasconcelos's late challenge caught a Palhoca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guto Vasconcelos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Palhoca booed when Santos Madrid FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guto Vasconcelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Delfim Tróia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Enio Meira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enio Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaká Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juarês de Sousa during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juarês de Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Enio Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaká Bastos in the 23rd minute of the match. Nilmar Sergipano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Peixoto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Palhoca's goal looked a bit too open when Felippe Peixoto came free, but Nilmar Sergipano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Palhoca's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Siqueira came free, but Nilmar Sergipano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilmar Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Sampaio in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd match minute, Palhoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Duarte to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the game, Nelson Siqueira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santos Madrid FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palhoca the free kick. In the 40th match minute, Santos Madrid FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson Siqueira to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, Palhoca's goal looked a bit too open when Felippe Peixoto came free, but Nilmar Sergipano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 minutes of play, Santos Madrid FC's Nelson Siqueira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilmar Sergipano was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Palhoca players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Santos Madrid FC were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Delfim Tróia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Delfim Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palhoca's supporters rose to their feet, but Delfim Tróia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enio Meira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santos Madrid FC's Enio Meira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Lara in the 60th minute of play. The Palhoca fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Palhoca's Delfim Tróia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Enio Meira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juarês Lara went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Santos Madrid FC's Enio Meira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaká Bastos in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaká Bastos in the 71st minute of play forced Santos Madrid FC's goalkeeper Enio Meira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nelson Siqueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Nilmar Sergipano made a huge save. Felippe Peixoto hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Santos Madrid FC's Róbson Vieira got a free kick in the 89th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Santos Madrid FC's zone, Wiliam Gaúcho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enio Meira came out of the goal and Wiliam Gaúcho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Palhoca's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.