Official Cup

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Carlos Santana started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Ekskluzywni menele's Wang Hong Le sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldo Giovanelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zbigniew Brudzisz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ronaldo Giovanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesc Totti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ekskluzywni menele were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Galo do Japi's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paolo-César Maldini took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Paolo-César Maldini got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ronaldo Giovanelli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Carlos Santana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zbigniew Brudzisz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Wang Hong Le took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronaldo Giovanelli. Ronaldo Giovanelli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Wang Hong Le's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronaldo Giovanelli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Wang Hong Le shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Ekskluzywni menele were awarded a corner. Paolo-César Maldini went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvaldo Motta in the 33rd minute of play forced Ekskluzywni menele's goalkeeper Zbigniew Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35thth minute of the game Wang Hong Le who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 37 minutes, Wang Hong Le managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ekskluzywni menele's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wang Hong Le was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wang Hong Le's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronaldo Giovanelli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wang Hong Le in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Wang Hong Le ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Giovanelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 46 minutes into the match, Ekskluzywni menele's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Renato Saraiva came free, but Zbigniew Brudzisz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wang Hong Le to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Galo do Japi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durvalino Caca-Rato to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute, Wang Hong Le ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Giovanelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 59th minute of play forced Ekskluzywni menele's goalkeeper Zbigniew Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ekskluzywni menele made a substitution. Zenon Ogrodowicz replaced Wang Hong Le. Tytus Jajesniak got a throw-in 68 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Adam Lewkowicz. If Zenon Ogrodowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zenon Ogrodowicz in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ronaldo Giovanelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The throw-in from Tytus Jajesniak in the 75th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galo do Japi's Durvalino Caca-Rato. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zenon Ogrodowicz in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ronaldo Giovanelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ekskluzywni menele were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Galo do Japi's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paolo-César Maldini took the corner. Paolo-César Maldini made a great header on Ekskluzywni menele's corner, it was just that Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli managed to reach the ball for a save. Raphael Dias hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 83 minutes of play, Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zbigniew Brudzisz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 90th minute, Zenon Ogrodowicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ekskluzywni menele fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5.