Official Cup

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Romeo Le Blanc took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Edmundo Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8thth minute of the game Leandro Arce who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but En Avant Nikko's Mathias Cabon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, En Avant Nikko's Flavien Dieu got a free kick in the 11th minute. Kilian Brébion hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Richard Arce was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 14th minute. Torino SSA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 16 minutes of play, Torino SSA's Leandro Arce made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mathias Cabon was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Renato Mineiro during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Renato Mineiro to maneuver through the defense. Wilian Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marius Moinard in the 20th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Didier Etchart put in a rough tackle. Didier Etchart hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. César Mota was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 29 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Torino SSA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of En Avant Nikko:s goal. The referee gave En Avant Nikko a penalty, 32 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Benoît Leneveu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Torino SSA's Wilian Costa. 1-1. The supporters of En Avant Nikko booed when Torino SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimir Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Kilian Brébion, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 39 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Wilian Costa was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Mathias Cabon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Arce in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Romeo Le Blanc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilian Costa was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, En Avant Nikko's Hamid Duvernois got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute Leandro Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mathias Cabon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Leandro Arce made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Arce to maneuver through the defense. After 53 played minutes En Avant Nikko got a freekick which was hit by Hamid Duvernois. In the 54th minute of the match Yan Rezende shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mathias Cabon showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Torino SSA getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Vladimir Zanette hit a great ball. Wilian Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Moinard, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. En Avant Nikko's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Benoît Leneveu in the 62nd minute. With a little luck, Torino SSA's Wilian Costa got control of the ball when Romeo Le Blanc tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mathias Cabon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Arce in the 75th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Marcelo Paraibano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torino SSA's Dalmo Gomes was substituted for Vladimir Zanette. In the 85th match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. When Dalmo Gomes fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Torino SSA's protests and gave Dalmo Gomes a yellow card for diving instead. Dalmo Gomes hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. A collision led to En Avant Nikko getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Benoît Leneveu hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Marcelo Paraibano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilian Costa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Benoît Leneveu. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.