Official Cup

Jardim Maraponga
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xacintu Magadan started the match with the kick off. Antal Szaniszló kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marvin Salamanca in the 5th minute of play forced Maraponga FAC's goalkeeper Mané Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Renan Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Verlet, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Mané Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marvin Salamanca, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Tello in the 17th minute of play. Mané Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Tello in the 19th minute of play. Marvin Salamanca hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Matanza and Steelers's Marvin Salamanca got a free kick in the 22nd minute. With a little luck, Matanza and Steelers's Renan Mendes got control of the ball when Xacintu Magadan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mané Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aaron Tello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mané Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Tello, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Marvin Salamanca notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade. Mané Andrade was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Renan Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Matanza and Steelers's supporters rose to their feet, but Renan Correia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matanza and Steelers's Renan Mendes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Matanza and Steelers from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aaron Tello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Matanza and Steelers's Leysus Oktavianus made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mané Andrade was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th minute Leysus Oktavianus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Leysus Oktavianus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xacintu Magadan in the 65th minute of play forced Matanza and Steelers's goalkeeper Renan Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xacintu Magadan in the 67th minute of play forced Matanza and Steelers's goalkeeper Renan Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maraponga FAC's goalkeeper Mané Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Matanza and Steelers's Renan Correia was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mané Andrade in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 76 minutes into the match, Maraponga FAC's goal looked a bit too open when César Lucas came free, but Mané Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Osmundsen in the 86th minute of play forced Matanza and Steelers's goalkeeper Renan Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matanza and Steelers's Wiliam Peixoto was substituted for César Lucas. In the 92nd minute Leysus Oktavianus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Matanza and Steelers eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.