Official Cup

Picinguaba
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sandro Tróia got the match started through his kick off. José Carlos Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulisses Arce having to interfere. Ulisses Arce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Tuste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Tião Tróia notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Catadão's Ulisses Arce. Ulisses Arce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ulisses Arce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amadeo Tuste went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 15 minutes into the match, Amadeo Tuste notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Catadão's Ulisses Arce. Ulisses Arce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ulisses Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Carlos Simões in the 18th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, José Carlos Simões made a precise shot to the right of Ulisses Arce. Catadão's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 29 minutes into the game, José Carlos Simões cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Ulisses Arce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Michel Sergipano lost his temper 32 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of Palmeiras:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Catadão:s goal. Ulisses Arce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perivaldo Furlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Palmeiras's Tião Tróia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulisses Arce made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. After 41 played minutes Catadão got a freekick which was hit by Kléberson Xavier. The supporters of Palmeiras booed when Catadão was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléberson Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute Amadeo Tuste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulisses Arce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-7 lead.

Palmeiras's Rodriguinho Carneiro was substituted for Artur Fonelleda. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amadeo Tuste stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Amadeo Tuste fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palmeiras's protests and gave Amadeo Tuste a yellow card for diving instead. After 55 played minutes Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Tuste. Kléberson Xavier's late challenge caught a Palmeiras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kléberson Xavier helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Kléberson Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 64 played minutes Catadão got a freekick which was hit by Kléberson Xavier. When Charles Dantas fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Catadão's protests and gave Charles Dantas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Palmeiras booed when Catadão was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tião Tróia got free with Ulisses Arce in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Catadão's Charles Dantas got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute, Amadeo Tuste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Palmeiras's Tião Tróia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ulisses Arce. Ulisses Arce yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-9. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Catadão's goalkeeper Ulisses Arce, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ulisses Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeo Tuste in the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Palmeiras's Perivaldo Furlan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ulisses Arce. That made the score 1-10 after 97 minutes of play. The Catadão fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Palmeiras were clearly better and deserved to take the win.