Official Cup

Arena Danone
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Danone CC's Enéas Carneiro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute Lucas Grijander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacob Alavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gernando Proença, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra got control of the ball when Gernando Proença tried to sneak it across the goal line. Moisés Linhares made in the 21st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Mané Novaes however managed to control. Dário Mesquita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jacob Alavedra came out and tried to block the shot, but Dário Mesquita slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 23rd minute. Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gernando Proença in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Grijander in the 32nd minute of play forced Danone CC's goalkeeper Chico Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando Proença scored 2-0 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacob Alavedra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 38 minutes of play, Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chico Albuquerque was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Ciruel Academy from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Ciruel Academy booed when Danone CC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moisés Linhares didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Lucas Grijander made the kick off in the second half. When Lucas Grijander came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Ciruel Academy 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 Lucas Grijander couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Mesquita in the 55th minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Jacob Alavedra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacob Alavedra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enéas Carneiro in the 57th minute of play. Moisés Linhares made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ciruel Academy's Alvaro Quintana. After 60 played minutes Danone CC got a freekick which was hit by Edmundo Gol. If Gernando Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacob Alavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dário Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dário Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danone CC's Júlio Pena was substituted for Enéas Carneiro. 88 minutes into the game, Dário Mesquita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Jacob Alavedra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 92nd minute, Lucas Grijander got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.