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Estádio Jangraguera
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eliézer Rezende started the match with the kick off. When Ulysses Torres came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Jangraguera 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 Ulysses Torres couldn't finish the play. If Elder Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eliézer Rezende in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sérgio Lopez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sérgio Lopez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elder Viana in the 16th minute. Jangraguera's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Germano Esteves in the 18th minute. If Elder Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 24 in the game by Elder Viana from a close distance when the talented Sérgio Lopez managed to make a qualified save. S.E Palmeiras's players were relieved. Sérgio Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Augusto Gerber charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Augusto Gerber the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A hard shot 33 in the game by Elder Viana from a close distance when the talented Sérgio Lopez managed to make a qualified save. S.E Palmeiras's players were relieved. When Eliézer Rezende came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Jangraguera 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 Eliézer Rezende couldn't finish the play. José Augusto Gerber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte Sarmento having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Augusto Gerber to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Jangraguera's Eliézer Rezende sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sérgio Lopez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Eliézer Rezende had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sérgio Lopez. S.E Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliézer Rezende was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Elder Viana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sérgio Lopez having to make a save. Ulysses Torres blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sérgio Lopez having to make a save. Sérgio Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.E Palmeiras's goalkeeper Sérgio Lopez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eliézer Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Sérgio Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eliézer Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sérgio Lopez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliézer Rezende went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Elder Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jangraguera's supporters rose to their feet, but Elder Viana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sérgio Lopez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sérgio Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliézer Rezende in the 94th minute of play. Sérgio Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliézer Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Lopez having to interfere. Jangraguera's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.