League

THE BIG SEA
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The supporters of The Sharks booed when S.E. Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeu Guimarães didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Guilherme Soares, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Paulo Renato Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in S.E. Palmeiras's zone, Gino Silveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Ramos came out of the goal and Gino Silveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gino Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Oscar Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Vianna took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Matheus Moreira. The Sharks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gláuber de Toledo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Matheus Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 minutes, Márcio Messias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Sharks and the S.E. Palmeiras players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The Sharks getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Márcio Messias hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gláuber de Toledo in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matheus Moreira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Gláuber de Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Oséias Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Sharks's supporters rose to their feet, but Oséias Nascimento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Ramos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had been going on for 28 minutes, The Sharks's Luís Guilherme Soares got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Oscar Ramos. The audience was convinced that Gláuber de Toledo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matheus Moreira was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Gino Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gino Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oséias Nascimento got free with Oscar Ramos in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oscar Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

S.E. Palmeiras's Gláuber de Toledo got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ronaldo Angelin hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. João Rossi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Matheus Moreira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If João Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matheus Moreira having to interfere. Gláuber de Toledos short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Matheus Moreira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpected shot in the 82nd minute by Gláuber de Toledo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After having played for 87 minutes, Gino Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Sharks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gino Silveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Gláuber de Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. S.E. Palmeiras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.