Official Cup

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Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Magno Aparecido took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jesse Naessens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Aparecido, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 4 minutes FC Dharma Initiative's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yu Ran Zhen who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Timóteo Camargo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When Magno Aparecido came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Minho FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Magno Aparecido couldn't finish the play. Demetrio Savini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The corner ended in Yu Ran Zhen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Dharma Initiative's Jesse Naessens did a great save. André Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shen Xiao Yan, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After having played for 30 minutes, Magno Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minho FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Magno Aparecido was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Magno Aparecido took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jesse Naessens. Jesse Naessens dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a little luck, Minho FC's André Figueiredo got control of the ball when Shen Xiao Yan tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Shen Xiao Yan to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Minho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Shen Xiao Yan came free, but André Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute Magno Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesse Naessens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Dharma Initiative's goalkeeper Jesse Naessens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 73 minutes FC Dharma Initiative's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yu Ran Zhen who took care of the corner kick. Yu Ran Zhen made a great header on Minho FC's corner, it was just that FC Dharma Initiative's Jesse Naessens managed to reach the ball for a save. FC Dharma Initiative's Jesse Naessens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magno Aparecido in the 81st minute of play. FC Dharma Initiative's Jesse Naessens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magno Aparecido in the 83rd minute of play. Jesse Naessens made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Magno Aparecido sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, FC Dharma Initiative's Jesse Naessens got control of the ball when Magno Aparecido tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 89th minute Magno Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesse Naessens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Minho FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Dharma Initiative throughout the match.