Official Cup

Arena Limoeirense
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, 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. Beppe Mazzini started the match with the kick off. Herta Budino's Alberigo Aversa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Herta Budino from getting a goal against them. In the 3rd minute, Dario Cusumano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Herta Budino's zone, Cafu Nóbrega stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberigo Aversa came out of the goal and Cafu Nóbrega tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberigo Aversa was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Hugo Magalhães capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hugo Magalhães really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Beppe Mazzini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Carter Melchiorre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herta Budino's supporters rose to their feet, but Carter Melchiorre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Carneiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Beppe Mazzini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Beppe Mazzini was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 31st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 35 minutes into the game, Cafu Nóbrega was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Limoeiro-PE FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Herta Budino the free kick. Beppe Mazzini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 38th minute of the match Cafu Nóbrega completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Cafu Nóbrega a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Cafu Nóbrega kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Hugo Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Lino Correia notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Herta Budino's Alberigo Aversa. Alberigo Aversa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hugo Magalhães was the one to do the kick off. Alberigo Aversa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Correia in the 52nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Limoeiro-PE FC defense, Beppe Mazzini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Carneiro. The Limoeiro-PE FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Carneiro should have stopped the shot. Alberigo Aversa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Magalhães in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, Jorge Secco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Vágner de Souza fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Limoeiro-PE FC's protests and gave Vágner de Souza a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Vágner de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Herta Budino booed when Limoeiro-PE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vágner de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lino Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute Eliseu Camargo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberigo Aversa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberigo Aversa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Correia in the 78th minute of play forced Herta Budino's goalkeeper Alberigo Aversa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vágner de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When Carter Melchiorre came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Herta Budino fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carter Melchiorre couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Carneiro was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Frank Sacchi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frank Sacchi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Lino Correia's late challenge caught a Herta Budino's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lino Correia helped the player get up and apologised.