Friendly League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jo Calleri kicked off to start the match. Lobo Guará's Roberto Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jo Calleri in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Roberto Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomás Maia's late challenge caught a Lobo Guará's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thomás Maia helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes Palmares Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Thomás Maia. 11 minutes into the game, Jarbas Porto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmares Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lobo Guará the free kick. After 11 played minutes Palmares Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Jarbas Porto. Roberto Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Pedro Augusto Baiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Lobo Guará's Paulo Renato Arce got a free kick in the 19th minute. The supporters of Lobo Guará booed when Palmares Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Domingues's late challenge caught a Palmares Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Domingues helped the player get up and apologised. When Haroldo Lopes fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palmares Futebol Clube's protests and gave Haroldo Lopes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Haroldo Lopes hit a great ball. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Dário Moreira hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Miguel Monsalve dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Francisco Alagoano, 1-0. After 35 played minutes Lobo Guará got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Augusto Baiano. After a rather tough play, Lobo Guará's Paulo Renato Arce got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Monsalve stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Lobo Guará got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Augusto Baiano. After having played for 54 minutes, Vicente Ferraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palmares Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vicente Ferraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Lobo Guará booed when Palmares Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarbas Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Jo Calleri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palmares Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jo Calleri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. Fellipe Negri replaced Gerson Salles. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Hílton de Medeiros replaced Chico Couto. In the 80th minute Miguel Monsalve shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Monsalve took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Alagoano. Francisco Alagoano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Carlos Antunes during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Palmares Futebol Clube's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.