League

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ernani Baptista started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Marília AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akın Seccac to maneuver through the defense. After 5 minutes Marília AC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ernani Baptista who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on S. E. Palestra's corner Faustão Freire fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jacinto Loureiro quite easily take care of the ball. 10 minutes into the match, S. E. Palestra's goal looked a bit too open when Akın Seccac came free, but Gláuber Ramalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akın Seccac in the 12th minute of play forced S. E. Palestra's goalkeeper Gláuber Ramalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustão Freire in the 14th minute of play forced Marília AC's goalkeeper Jacinto Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacinto Loureiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernani Baptista in the 28th minute of play. The supporters of S. E. Palestra booed when Marília AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Koutsomitras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernani Baptista didn't quite understand what happened when in the 31 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Renatinho de Souza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Marília AC fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Marília AC's Akın Seccac looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 37th match minute, S. E. Palestra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Betão Vaz to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toninho Pereira got free with Jacinto Loureiro in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Marília AC's Geronimo Ignatius was substituted for Akın Seccac. Marília AC made a substitution. Eriberto Lucas replaced Abel Barros. Marília AC's Betinho Souto was substituted for Olavo Lima. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Geronimo Ignatius to strike the kick off in the second half. Geronimo Ignatius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomé Trevisan charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomé Trevisan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes S. E. Palestra got a freekick which was hit by Tomé Trevisan. In the 61st minute of the match Nikos Koutsomitras sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gláuber Ramalho skillfully saved the ball. In the 62nd minute, Geronimo Ignatius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gláuber Ramalho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 67th minute Geronimo Ignatius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gláuber Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geronimo Ignatius got free with Gláuber Ramalho in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Geronimo Ignatius in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gláuber Ramalho, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 75 minutes into the game, Marília AC's Geronimo Ignatius nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gláuber Ramalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. S. E. Palestra's Gláuber Ramalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save S. E. Palestra from getting a goal against them. S. E. Palestra's Gláuber Ramalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save S. E. Palestra from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Marília AC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Paulão Andrade hit a great ball. Geronimo Ignatius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to S. E. Palestra getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Wiliam Viana hit a great ball. Jacinto Loureiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernani Baptista in the 91st minute of the match. After 95 minutes S. E. Palestra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nikos Koutsomitras who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Geronimo Ignatius managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand.