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Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) LITLE ITALY SC's Hernán Barcoj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save LITLE ITALY SC from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Kubilay Coşkun kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hernán Barcoj. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Hernán Barcoj made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Vânderson Bezerra sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th minute, Dagoberto da Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hernán Barcoj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vágner de Brito in the 11th minute of the match. Vânderson Bezerra made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 16thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Hernán Barcoj would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Bebeto Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Qiu Liang Peng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Manfredo Abraão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LITLE ITALY SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmas FC the free kick. Manfredo Abraão hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. If Daniel Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vânderson Bezerra got free with Hernán Barcoj in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Hernán Barcoj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nuno Urbano came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Palmas FC 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 Nuno Urbano couldn't finish the play. 35 minutes into the match, Palmas FC's Vânderson Bezerra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hernán Barcoj narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Palmas FC's Nuno Urbano got a free kick in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Palmas FC's Daniel Faria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hernán Barcoj narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Vânderson Bezerra got free in front of the goal in the 40th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Hernán Barcoj was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Hernán Barcoj made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Kubilay Coşkun sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Luiz Gustavo Coelho put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Hernán Barcoj. 55 minutes into the game, Daniel Faria cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Hernán Barcoj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 57th minute, Daniel Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hernán Barcoj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Hernán Barcoj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. A collision led to Palmas FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Vladimiro Lapurdi hit a great ball. When Vânderson Bezerra came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Palmas FC 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 Vânderson Bezerra couldn't finish the play. After 66 played minutes LITLE ITALY SC got a freekick which was hit by Manfredo Abraão. Hernán Barcoj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kubilay Coşkun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Biagio Lemme during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, Biagio Lemme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hernán Barcoj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Faria in the 70th minute of play. If Vânderson Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Vânderson Bezerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hernán Barcoj. LITLE ITALY SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vânderson Bezerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 79th match minute, LITLE ITALY SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Lemme to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the game, Palmas FC's Vânderson Bezerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hernán Barcoj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. 86 minutes into the match, LITLE ITALY SC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Faria came free, but Hernán Barcoj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nuno Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LITLE ITALY SC's Hernán Barcoj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubilay Coşkun in the 96th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Palmas FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.