Prized/Friendly Cup

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ademir Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Mircea Avacariței tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palmeiras's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dan Oanță was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Urzicuța's players had a chance to rest. In the 16th match minute, Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Bastos to maneuver through the defense. Márcio Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dragoş Pacuraru in the 18th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, FC Urzicuța was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iurie Ogășanu to maneuver through the defense. Téo Trancoso's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Mircea Avacariței skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 24th minute, Dragoş Pacuraru 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. Márcio Freitas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Oanță in the 31st minute of the match. Mircea Avacariței took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando da Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Márcio Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Racoviceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 36 minutes, Perivaldo Maciel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmeiras and the FC Urzicuța players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Perivaldo Maciel got a free kick in the 36th minute. Dan Oanță received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Márcio Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Márcio Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragoş Pacuraru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Armando da Mata stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Téo Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palmeiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Téo Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mircea Avacariței breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the match, FC Urzicuța's goal looked a bit too open when Armando da Mata came free, but Mircea Avacariței reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Armando da Mata's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mircea Avacariței was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. If Téo Trancoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Urzicuța's Mircea Avacariței played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademir Senna in the 80th minute of play. Márcio Freitas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dragoş Pacuraru in the 83rd minute. Palmeiras's Armando da Mata got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Palmeiras walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.