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Alianz ArenaPalestra
Spectators: 7290 (Terracing: 5470, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Agostinho Correia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pedro Luiz Rosado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joaquim Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Berger having to interfere. Tostão Faria charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tostão Faria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, one of SE Palmeiras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SE Palmeiras. Orlando Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Osvaldo Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Rosado in the 20th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Pedro Luiz Rosado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Osvaldo Sá was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 27th match minute, Riachuello was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agostinho Correia to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Berger made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Joaquim Fernandez sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute, Romário Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Berger having to interfere. Roberto Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Meireles kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Riachuello's Paulo Breckenfeld couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 41st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SE Palmeiras. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roberto Carvalho to make the kick off. Osvaldo Sá made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Pedro Luiz Rosado sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute, Riachuello's Agostinho Correia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Orlando Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Joaquim Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 78 minutes, André Meireles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Palmeiras and the Riachuello players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes SE Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by André Meireles. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Luiz Rosado got free with Osvaldo Sá in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Claudinho Cunha hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in SE Palmeiras's zone, Agostinho Correia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osvaldo Sá came out of the goal and Agostinho Correia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in SE Palmeiras's zone, Agostinho Correia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osvaldo Sá came out of the goal and Agostinho Correia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Osvaldo Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agostinho Correia in the 97th minute of play. The SE Palmeiras supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Riachuello's performance. The match ended with a win for Riachuello.