Official Cup

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gilson Saldanha got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th match minute, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilson Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. Luís Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Gomes in the 9th minute of the match. 9 minutes in the game, Allan Gomes dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Gilson Saldanha took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aloísio Guimarães. Aloísio Guimarães dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tiaguinho Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Guimarães having to interfere. Gilson Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute of the match, Allan Gomes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Maia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Baltazar Meireles got a free kick in the 29th minute. Luís Maia was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Falcão Antunes. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Gilson Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilson Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aloísio Guimarães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, Tiaguinho Santana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aloísio Guimarães was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Josué Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Claudinei Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aloísio Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Red Bull Magnus players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Allan Gomes to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Red Bull Magnus's Antoine Griezmann got a free kick in the 54th minute. If Cássio Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoine Griezmann in the 64th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, Thiago Pombal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Bull Magnus the free kick. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Luís Maia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoine Griezmann in the 72nd minute of play. Luís Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Gomes, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute Allan Gomes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Mendonça recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thiago Pombal was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 87th minute, Thiago Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Red Bull Magnus supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's performance. The match ended with a win for PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ.