Official Cup

Beira Rio
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki started the match with the kick off. Ezio Gøls short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Iwo Narbut to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 4 minutes into the match, Manchester City's goalkeeper Iwo Narbut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafinha de Brito. In the 7th minute Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carlos Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's João Carlos Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Saville in the 10th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper João Carlos Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Veloso. Mai Chuan struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Iwo Narbut didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA. Manchester City's Iwo Narbut proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester City from getting a goal against them. 30 minutes into the match, Manchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Ezio Gøl came free, but Iwo Narbut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Geoffrey De Bougne came free, but João Carlos Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Carlos Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Saville in the 34th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerson Rezende in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iwo Narbut saved Manchester City from getting behind. João Carlos Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Saville, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. A collision led to INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ezio Gøl hit a great ball. Nilmar de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. A collision led to Manchester City getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Peter Avery hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ezio Gøl to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki got free with João Carlos Lucas in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manchester City's Iwo Narbut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Chuan in the 58th minute of play. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Mai Chuan got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerson Rezende in the 64th minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Iwo Narbut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franklin Velloso got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nilmar de Souza. Mitch Cryer's late challenge caught a INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mitch Cryer helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Manchester City getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Mitch Cryer hit a great ball. Marek Lodowy made in the 74th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Rafinha de Brito. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezio Gøl in the 77th minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Iwo Narbut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anthony Carey could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but João Carlos Lucas made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ezio Gøl in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iwo Narbut saved Manchester City from getting behind. Iwo Narbut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezio Gøl in the 89th minute of the match. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA made a substitution. Geovanni Ramalho replaced Nilmar de Souza. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA made a substitution. Lucas Head Son replaced Ezio Gøl. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Rafinha de Brito got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.