Official Cup

REACÃO
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodrigo Pirani got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Reac Futebol Clube's zone, Matias Montrelle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Alberto Valladares came out of the goal and Matias Montrelle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carlos Alberto Valladares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Montrelle in the 5th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Luis Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Estrellas de Caballito's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Romero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Alberto Valladares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Romulo Primeiro took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Alberto Valladares. Carlos Alberto Valladares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Reac Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Romero came free, but Carlos Alberto Valladares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anselmo Pitin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Alberto Valladares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the match Reac Futebol Clube got a corner. Estrellas de Caballito's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Fernando Melo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Baltazar de Salles almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Estrellas de Caballito's Jaime Venceslao did a great save. Luís Fernando Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute Matias Montrelle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Valladares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Estrellas de Caballito were furious when Anselmo Pitin was red carded, 24 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Carlos Alberto Valladares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Primeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Estrellas de Caballito were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Reac Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eugenio Delfino took the corner. After taking down the ball on Estrellas de Caballito's corner Eugenio Delfino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Carlos Alberto Valladares quite easily take care of the ball. Carlos Alberto Valladares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Montrelle in the 33rd minute of the match. Carlos Alberto Valladares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Primeiro in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, one of Reac Futebol Clube:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Reac Futebol Clube. A collision led to Reac Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Luís Gustavo de Souza hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matias Montrelle to make the kick off. Reac Futebol Clube's Igor da Silva suffered a sore thigh after 51 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 54 minutes into the match, Estrellas de Caballito's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Pirani came free, but Jaime Venceslao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Reac Futebol Clube's Carlos Alberto Valladares got control of the ball when Eugenio Delfino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benicio Mateo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Carlos Alberto Valladares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Alberto Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Montrelle in the 65th minute of play. After 67 minutes, Matias Montrelle made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Reac Futebol Clube's Carlos Alberto Valladares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Reac Futebol Clube's Amílton Mandrak managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eugenio Delfino in the 70 minute of the game. 72 minutes into the match, Romulo Primeiro notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Reac Futebol Clube's Carlos Alberto Valladares. Carlos Alberto Valladares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 74th minute, Rodrigo Pirani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romulo Primeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Carlos Alberto Valladares made a huge save. Luís Gustavo de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaime Venceslao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Pirani in the 80th minute of the match. Carlos Alberto Valladares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Primeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Romulo Primeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Carlos Alberto Valladares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Alberto Valladares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Montrelle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Alberto Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Montrelle in the 96th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Matias Montrelle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Alberto Valladares was relentless in the 99th minute of the game. The Estrellas de Caballito supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Estrellas de Caballito would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.