Arena Palestra Ceará
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Claudinei Sá made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Luís Fabiano Esteves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Simão Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Esteves in the 9th minute of the match. Breno Araújo's late challenge caught a PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Breno Araújo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th minute, Breno Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 13 minutes, Marcos da Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcos da Fonseca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fabiano Esteves came free, but Simão Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos da Fonseca in the 17th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Claudinei Sá dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. With a little luck, Ricart Futebol Clube's Simão Duarte got control of the ball when Claudinei Sá tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Sá in the 28th minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Simão Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's Marcos da Fonseca broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 36th minute, Luís Fabiano Esteves made a precise shot to the right of Simão Duarte. Ricart Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Thiago Alcântara charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thiago Alcântara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thiago Alcântara hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Marcos da Fonseca, 41 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Luís Maia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos da Fonseca in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Vitinho Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aílton Corrêa was the one to do the kick off. Gilson Saldanha charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilson Saldanha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Gilson Saldanha hit a great ball. If Gilson Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Marquinhos Azevedo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 64th minute, Luís Fabiano Esteves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simão Duarte was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's zone, Marcos da Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Maia came out of the goal and Marcos da Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Gilson Saldanha came free, but Simão Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Luís Fabiano Esteves made a precise shot to the right of Simão Duarte. Ricart Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. 74 minutes in the game, Aílton Corrêa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Luís Maia having to interfere. Simão Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Sá in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Vitinho Negri hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, Aílton Corrêa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Maia. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aílton Corrêa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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