League

Palmeira
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luiz Paulo Vianna kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Saldanha in the 9th minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led Palmeira's Dorian de Souza to fire away a dangerous shot which Romulo Frederik despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Romulo Frederik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Gaspar in the 20th minute of play. Romulo Frederik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adhemar Sá in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute Arlindo Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ediberto Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adhemar Sá. Palmeira's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leo Carbol in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute Frederico Negri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donato Correia hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Saldanha in the 44th minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Arlindo Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mário Saldanha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Adhemar Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romulo Frederik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mário Saldanha in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube d Portugal's Nilson Brasil got a free kick in the 57th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adhemar Sá in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romulo Frederik saved Sporting Clube d Portugal from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Saldanha in the 61st minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romulo Frederik came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Palmeira's Arlindo Messias. But to his dismay, Arlindo Messias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Palmeira's João Pedro Valladares was substituted for Marquinhos Gaspar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adhemar Sá in the 77th minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romulo Frederik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar Sá in the 77th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Sporting Clube d Portugal defense, Arlindo Messias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romulo Frederik. The Sporting Clube d Portugal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romulo Frederik should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adhemar Sá in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romulo Frederik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Palmeira booed when Sporting Clube d Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgílio Peres didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting Clube d Portugal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Douglas Toledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Palmeira's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Palmeira's corner Dorian de Souza fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Romulo Frederik quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Adhemar Sá's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romulo Frederik was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The supporters of Palmeira booed when Sporting Clube d Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osmar Rosario didn't get a good kick on the ball. Palmeira's Ediberto Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Alves in the 96th minute of play. There was no doubt that Palmeira were the better team. Palmeira's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.