Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eleuterio Mirande took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Botafogo MZRJ's Maurício Félix got a free kick in the 3rd minute. José Vítor Netto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niva Bellido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 6 played minutes Botafogo MZRJ got a freekick which was hit by Isaltino Gomes. Botafogo MZRJ's Maurício Félix quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gregorio Sein, made in the 10th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Botafogo MZRJ defense, Niva Bellido kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Vítor Netto. The Botafogo MZRJ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Vítor Netto should have stopped the shot. Léo Baptista charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Léo Baptista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 17 played minutes Botafogo MZRJ got a freekick which was hit by Léo Baptista. José Vítor Netto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niva Bellido in the 18th minute of play. Ilulea FC's Niva Bellido suffered a sore thigh after 20 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Léo Baptista got his second yellow card in the match during the 20th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Ilulea FC made a substitution. Joaquin Gumaro replaced Niva Bellido. In the 22nd match minute, Botafogo MZRJ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léo Baptista to maneuver through the defense. José Vítor Netto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Gumaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elvio Abreu hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Botafogo MZRJ's José Vítor Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleuterio Mirande in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Gumaro in the 34th minute of play forced Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper José Vítor Netto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquin Gumaro in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Vítor Netto saved Botafogo MZRJ from getting behind. After 38 minutes Botafogo MZRJ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 史铮坤 who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that 史铮坤 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this José Vítor Netto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Botafogo MZRJ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Maurício Félix hit a great ball. José Vítor Netto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Gumaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Botafogo MZRJ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ilulea FC were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jailson Capixaba was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Joaquin Gumaro made a precise shot to the right of José Vítor Netto. Botafogo MZRJ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Maurício Félix hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. José Vítor Netto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Gumaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. José Vítor Netto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Gumaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ilulea FC booed when Botafogo MZRJ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidnei Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joaquin Gumaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Vítor Netto having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Jailson Capixaba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Botafogo MZRJ and the Ilulea FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ilulea FC made a substitution. Pablo Tolino replaced 史铮坤. After a rather tough play, Botafogo MZRJ's Jailson Capixaba got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Botafogo MZRJ's José Vítor Netto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Botafogo MZRJ from getting a goal against them. Joaquin Gumaro succeeded in the game's 79th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Botafogo MZRJ's Gilmar Couto was substituted for Jailson Capixaba. A hard shot 84 in the game by Eleuterio Mirande from a close distance when the talented José Vítor Netto managed to make a qualified save. Botafogo MZRJ's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquin Gumaro got free with José Vítor Netto in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Joaquin Gumaro took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for José Vítor Netto to make any attempt to save it. After 91 played minutes Ilulea FC got a freekick which was hit by Gregorio Sein. When the match was over Ilulea FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Botafogo MZRJ throughout the match.