Official Cup

ESTADIO BOAVISTÃO
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zé Roberto Moura kicked off to start the match. Claudinho Cearense hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 4 minutes of play, S S Palestra Italia's Inácio Figueiredo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Célio Varela was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Tasso in the 7th minute of play forced BOA VISTA E.C.'s goalkeeper Célio Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, S S Palestra Italia's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinho Cearense came free, but Jarbas Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silas Lira kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Inácio Figueiredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. S S Palestra Italia's supporters rose to their feet, but Inácio Figueiredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Célio Varela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Célio Varela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rony Tasso went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Célio Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Roberto Moura in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Tasso in the 33rd minute of play forced BOA VISTA E.C.'s goalkeeper Célio Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute of the match S S Palestra Italia got a corner. BOA VISTA E.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rony Tasso ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of BOA VISTA E.C.'s goalie and right to Inácio Figueiredo. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. BOA VISTA E.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When Zé Roberto Moura fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S S Palestra Italia's protests and gave Zé Roberto Moura a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th match minute, S S Palestra Italia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Roberto Moura to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the game, S S Palestra Italia's Inácio Figueiredo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Célio Varela made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 47th minute, Inácio Figueiredo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S S Palestra Italia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arlindo Vander was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, BOA VISTA E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laerte Seco to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Eriberto Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarbas Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Recife in the 59th minute of play. Jarbas Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arlindo Vander in the 61st minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, BOA VISTA E.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zé Roberto Moura came free, but Célio Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Roberto Moura got his second yellow card in the match during the 72nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of BOA VISTA E.C. booed when S S Palestra Italia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Roberto Moura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laerte Seco's late challenge caught a S S Palestra Italia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laerte Seco helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to BOA VISTA E.C. getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Laerte Seco hit a great ball. Inácio Figueiredo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Célio Varela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Jarbas Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 87 minutes into the match, S S Palestra Italia's goal looked a bit too open when Arlindo Vander came free, but Jarbas Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Célio Varela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Inácio Figueiredo in the 90th minute. The BOA VISTA E.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching S S Palestra Italia's performance. The match ended with a win for S S Palestra Italia.