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Arena Castelão
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Adriano de Queiroz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 10 minutes of play, Palmeiras's Marquinhos Toledo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reginaldo Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! 17 minutes into the game, Francisco Pinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Alvinegro FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmeiras the free kick. In the 18th minute there was a penalty for Palmeiras. Mathias Barral stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Reginaldo Amaral. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delfim Furlan during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Delfim Furlan got a free kick in the 21st minute. Palmeiras's Jonas Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomé Silva in the 24th minute of play. Francisco Pinho hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Reginaldo Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Toledo in the 28th minute of play. Real Alvinegro FC's Reginaldo Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano de Queiroz in the 32nd minute of play. Reynaldo Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Soares having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Real Alvinegro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Capixaba came free, but Reginaldo Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 43 played minutes Real Alvinegro FC got a freekick which was hit by Vinícius Loyola. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano de Queiroz in the 46th minute of play forced Real Alvinegro FC's goalkeeper Reginaldo Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reginaldo Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marquinhos Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Tomé Silva'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. Tomé Silva helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Real Alvinegro FC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Tomé Silva hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Reynaldo Sampaio charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reynaldo Sampaio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Reynaldo Sampaio hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Real Alvinegro FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Adriano de Queiroz scored to the left of an out of position Reginaldo Amaral, making the score, 0-3. Reginaldo Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano de Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Reynaldo Sampaio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Alvinegro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Reynaldo Sampaio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Soares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marquinhos Toledo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Reginaldo Amaral made a huge save. With a little luck, Real Alvinegro FC's Reginaldo Amaral got control of the ball when Marquinhos Toledo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th minute Tomé Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Sampaio in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute Maurinho Capixaba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reginaldo Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Otávio Matorin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Reginaldo Amaral. The goal made the score 0-4. Adriano de Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reginaldo Amaral having to interfere. Real Alvinegro FC's Reginaldo Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano de Queiroz in the 86th minute of play. Real Alvinegro FC's Reginaldo Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano de Queiroz in the 90th minute of play. When the match was over Palmeiras could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Alvinegro FC throughout the match.