Official Cup

Paulistano
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) With an all-out effort, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Pepe Santoro threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ronaldo Simão, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Øssur í Lon Jacobsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Napoleon Dropinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 16th minute of play. Arlindo Rossi came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Independiente's Ximenes Castilla. But to his dismay, Ximenes Castilla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 20th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ximenes Castilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arlindo Rossi was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 25 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Frans came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Simão came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Ximenes Castilla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independiente's supporters rose to their feet, but Ximenes Castilla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arlindo Rossi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 40th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Dráusio Mota could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Pepe Santoro however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Soares in the 45th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dráusio Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 48th minute of play.

The wind increased when Ximenes Castilla made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Wilson Soares put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pepe Santoro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestor Batista in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pepe Santoro saved Independiente from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ximenes Castilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arlindo Rossi was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 65th minute, Napoleon Dropinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráusio Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Sören Bengtsson fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Independiente's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 73rd minute of play. When Cauã Trevisan fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s protests and gave Cauã Trevisan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th minute, Cauã Trevisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Arsenio Rito from long distance, 77 minutes into the match, got Arlindo Rossi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Emánuel Borsó kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráusio Mota in the 79th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ximenes Castilla in the 83rd minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Independiente's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráusio Mota in the 84th minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Nestor Batista tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.