Official Cup

Maracana
Spectators: 140 (Terracing: 106, Seating: 32, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Paulo Fonseca got the match started through his kick off. Celso Pena hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. André Tepedino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Cano in the 10th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Luís Paulo Fonseca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilson Dracena was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When Décio Peixoto fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SE Palmeiras's protests and gave Décio Peixoto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 17th minute, Décio Peixoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 19 played minutes, Fluminense di Parma's Germain Cano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nilson Dracena came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fluminense di Parma reached it. André Tepedino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute, Christiano Baiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. André Tepedino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Nilson Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Germano Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Germano Cano in the 31st minute of play. Perivaldo Salles hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 37 minutes into the game, Luís Paulo Fonseca recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nilson Dracena. Luís Paulo Fonseca showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. In the 41st minute, Basílio do Valle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SE Palmeiras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 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 Basílio do Valle to strike the kick off in the second half. Mateus Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Tepedino having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, SE Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Vítor de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute of the match Germain Cano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nilson Dracena showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mateus Pitta's late challenge caught a Fluminense di Parma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateus Pitta helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th match minute, SE Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateus Pitta to maneuver through the defense. Tiago Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 65 minutes, Carlos Fernando Aparecido mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Palmeiras and the Fluminense di Parma players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th match minute, SE Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando Aparecido to maneuver through the defense. When Mateus Pitta was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 74 minutes had been played. In the 74th match minute, SE Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateus Pitta to maneuver through the defense. Ian Cerezo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Tepedino having to interfere. Fluminense di Parma were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.