Team Chicago Academy-Palmeiras was looking to avenge an MRL loss against Lemont Raiders when the two teams faced off in their second round-robin game in IYSA State Cup last Wednesday.

Firing out of the gates, Palmeiras controlled the majority of the first half, but was very unlucky not to capitalize on any of its chances. Second half would prove to be very interesting as Palmeiras continued dominating and creating multiple scoring opportunities that were thwarted by the Raiders’ goalkeeper.

The breakthrough finally came with 12 minutes left in the game when Michael Vivo’s shot rebounded to Victor Cuevas, who found the back of the net to give Palmeiras a deserved 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, the lead wouldn’t hold as the Raiders found an equalizer off a set-piece. A truly heartbreaking result as Palmeiras dominated the game from start to finish and deserved the win.

Palmeiras will finish out the round-robin play against Galaxy on Sunday at 10am at the Naperville Polo Grounds. A win will advance Palmeiras to the IYSA State Cup Semi-Final.