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Palestra Itália
Spectators: 7195 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) Jonathan Mota made the kick off and thus started the match. André Luiz Mazza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Narciso Novaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Sá having to interfere. 9 minutes into the game, Benê Falcão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmares SS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Baete the free kick. Marcelo Sá made an important save on a dangerous shot by Narciso Novaes in the 12th minute. If Luís Guilherme Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd match minute, Palmares SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeferson de Castro to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Geovani Cearense sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Palmares SS's Jean de Godoi didn't even have to move. Jeferson de Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeferson de Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th match minute, Palmares SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeferson de Castro to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Luís Guilherme Vaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean de Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes Baete got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Custódio. Narciso Novaes didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 31st minute. Palmares SS's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Marcelo Sá was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Jonathan Mota capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonathan Mota really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Guilherme Vaz to make the kick off. If Narciso Novaes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcelo Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Novaes in the 55th minute of play. Marcelo Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Novaes in the 57th minute of the match. Marcelo Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Mota in the 59th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Palmares SS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Luís Guilherme Vaz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Palmares SS booed when Baete was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Custódio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baete's Marcelo Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Novaes in the 66th minute of play. After having played for 68 minutes, Luís Guilherme Vaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Baete's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Guilherme Vaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Narciso Novaes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Marcelo Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Palmares SS's Jean de Godoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Palmares SS from getting a goal against them. 84 minutes into the match, Geovani Cearense sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Jean de Godoi threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Geovani Cearense this time. Jonathan Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Marcelo Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, André Luiz Mazza made a precise shot to the right of Jean de Godoi. Palmares SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Palmares SS had won after a very even match.