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Arena Palmares
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cesinha Vieira kicked off to start the match. Guilherme Souza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonardo Paz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 16thth minute of the game Joãozinho Pernambucano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Imbituba - FSCMZ's Ivo Ramalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Joãozinho Pernambucano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivo Ramalho was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme Souza came free, but Leonardo Paz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vinícius Leão hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Guilherme Souza made a precise shot to the right of Leonardo Paz. Palmares Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 40 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Guilherme Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Paz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Cesinha Vieira was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Leonardo Paz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Leonardo Paz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, Palmares Futebol Clube's Dorian Nogueira got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Guilherme Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imbituba - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Guilherme Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonardo Paz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Imbituba - FSCMZ booed when Palmares Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. William Breckenfeld hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joãozinho Pernambucano was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Guilherme Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Paz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Luiz Eduardo Donatello hit a great ball. Palmares Futebol Clube's Leonardo Paz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Palmares Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. In the 57th minute of the match Imbituba - FSCMZ got a corner. Palmares Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cesinha Vieira ran over to the corner to take the kick. Maurinho Peres tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Leonardo Paz. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-2 in the 58th minute. Ivo Ramalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Donato in the 60th minute of play. After 61 minutes, Vinícius Leão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imbituba - FSCMZ and the Palmares Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Vinícius Leão got a free kick in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Guilherme Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Paz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Palmares Futebol Clube's Leonardo Paz got control of the ball when Guilherme Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 77 minutes, Ricardo Barreto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmares Futebol Clube and the Imbituba - FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Guilherme Souza in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leonardo Paz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When João Vítor Sena came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Palmares Futebol Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that João Vítor Sena couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leonardo Paz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Júnior Mattos hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Sena in the 91st minute of play forced Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Ivo Ramalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Vinícius Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Imbituba - FSCMZ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.