Mirassol SP and Palmeiras SP finished 1-1 in the Brasileirão - Série A, a match that stayed goalless until after the interval and then turned on two second-half strikes. Eduardo put the hosts in front, and Mauricio answered to leave both sides with a point at Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia.

Match Summary

The first half never opened up into a scoring spell. Palmeiras saw more of the ball, yet the break arrived with nothing on the board and the contest still even.

Five minutes into the second half, Mirassol led. Eduardo scored, Igor Formiga with the assist, and the home side had something to protect. Palmeiras had to chase from that point.

Mauricio drew them level in the 75th minute. G. Gomez provided the assist, and the visitors were back on terms with time left to hunt a winner. That hunt never produced a third goal. Denilson was booked for Mirassol in the 85th minute. In the 90th minute Palmeiras' Arthur Gabriel was shown a yellow card and a red card, leaving the away side a player short as stoppage time closed. The official result was 1-1.

Key Moments

Keeping a clean sheet through 45 minutes left the result open and packed the decisive action into the second half.

Falling behind after the restart changed Palmeiras' task from managing a tight away game to recovering a deficit. The equalizer converted a losing position into a draw.

The late red card then stripped Palmeiras of a full complement for the final moments, cutting off any last push with numbers even.

Match Statistics

Palmeiras finished with 53 percent of possession against 47 for Mirassol and attempted 12 shots to nine. The home side put five of those on target, Palmeiras three. Expected goals were 0.75 for Mirassol and 1.19 for the visitors. Palmeiras took four corners to Mirassol's three. Each team received one yellow card, and Palmeiras were shown one red.

What the Result Means

Palmeiras sit first in Serie A with 51 points from 24 matches and a goal difference of 24. Mirassol are 18th, with 24 points from 23 matches and a goal difference of minus 10. They are 27 points apart. In their last five matches Mirassol have one win, two draws and two losses, while Palmeiras have two wins, one draw and two losses.

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