Official Cup

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Niceto Ihazintu started the match with the kick off. Arthur Bufi was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Niceto Ihazintu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Niceto Ihazintu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Rodriguinho Linhares came free, but Arthur Bufi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 9th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodriguinho Linhares in the 12th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute of the match Caatiba MZC got a corner. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gaby Milito ran over to the corner to take the kick. A very nice done corner allowed Ezequiel Nunes to score against Arthur Bufi in Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal. 2-0 after 13 minutes. 16 minutes into the game, one of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Arthur Bufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 21st minute of the match. Niceto Ihazintu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Arthur Bufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Arthur Bufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Ihazintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Miguel Lizer hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niceto Ihazintu. Rodriguinho Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 47th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Duarte Félix made a kick off. Niceto Ihazintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 53rd minute Niceto Ihazintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Bufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Ramón Aguiar replaced Enrique de Mendonça. 61 minutes into the game, Niceto Ihazintu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Arthur Bufi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Niceto Ihazintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 65th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duarte Félix to maneuver through the defense. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 68th minute of play. Arthur Bufi came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu. But to his dismay, Niceto Ihazintu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. If Niceto Ihazintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodriguinho Linhares in the 85th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Niceto Ihazintu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arthur Bufi was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. After 89 minutes Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gaby Milito who took care of the corner kick. Caatiba MZC's Rodriguinho Linhares was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arthur Bufi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Niceto Ihazintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 94th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.