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Palestra Itália
Spectators: 10856 (Terracing: 8144, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson kicked off to start the match. Jarrod Leary showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Eugen, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After having played for 9 minutes, Jorge Pirani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Pirani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Jarrod Leary, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute Anton Swanson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Steele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Anton Swanson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Peter Steele. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anton Swanson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Peter Steele read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racing Miami Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Peter Steele breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sydney Trujillo fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Miami Futbol Club's protests and gave Sydney Trujillo a yellow card for diving instead. Jarrod Leary showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Lukas, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Jarrod Leary made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Eugen in the 44th minute of play. Jarrod Leary made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Alexandru Eugen sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peter Steele prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Racing Miami Futbol Club made a substitution. Xu Yuan Lin replaced Larry Cermak. Peter Hood kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Peter Steele made a huge save. Jarrod Leary showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Odysseas Voutsas in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Casey Blanton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Chance Adams was substituted for Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson. Peter Steele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Truman Crockett in the 72nd minute. PALMEIRAS-UTAH made a substitution. Leonardo Frazier replaced Joachim Backlund. Racing Miami Futbol Club were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after PALMEIRAS-UTAH's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dave Sylvester took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odysseas Voutsas in the 77th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Jarrod Leary to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Odysseas Voutsas in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Jarrod Leary, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jarrod Leary took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odysseas Voutsas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Odysseas Voutsas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarrod Leary saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Steele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chance Adams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Truman Crockett during the 99th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.