Friendly League

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Iuri Netto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 minutes, Erik Leite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 and the Palmares Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Erik Leite kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joãozinho Pernambucano got free with Geovanni Vargas in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Geovanni Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joãozinho Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Gerson da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni Vargas having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iuri Netto in the 11th minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leonardo Paz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Luís Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Maurinho Peres hit a great ball. Joãozinho Pernambucano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni Vargas having to interfere. Dário Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. If Almir Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Gerson da Rocha hit a great ball. If Luís Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

In the 51st play minute Iuri Netto came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Leonardo Paz. 0-1. The supporters of A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 booed when Palmares Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. João Carlos Antunes replaced Jarbas Porto. Palmares Futebol Clube's Zé Paulo Simões was substituted for Almir Maia. In the 69th match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Eduardo Donatello to maneuver through the defense. Geovanni Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joãozinho Pernambucano in the 78th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Joãozinho Pernambucano notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Geovanni Vargas. Geovanni Vargas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leonardo Paz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iuri Netto in the 82nd minute. Geovanni Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joãozinho Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovanni Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joãozinho Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 94 minutes into the game, when Zé Paulo Zonta put in a rough tackle. 94 minutes into the game, one of A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Geovanni Vargas had in the 96thth minute some difficulties stopping Joãozinho Pernambucano's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Geovanni Vargas came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Palmares Futebol Clube's Joãozinho Pernambucano. But to his dismay, Joãozinho Pernambucano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Palmares Futebol Clube's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.