Official Cup

Signal Iduma Park
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Fidel Sesuldo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s goalkeeper Cornelio Sanson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. William Magalhães hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a little luck, DENVER™'s Nico Furlan got control of the ball when Fidel Sesuldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nico Furlan was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Fidel Sesuldo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fidel Sesuldo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After some careless play in the DENVER™ defense, Fidel Sesuldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nico Furlan. The DENVER™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nico Furlan should have stopped the shot. Victor Batista's late challenge caught a ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Batista helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Victor Batista hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Basilio Lander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Washington Lira came free, but Cornelio Sanson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Cornelio Sanson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Washington Lira in the 46th minute of play. Washington Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Cornelio Sanson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Washington Lira to make the kick off. The supporters of DENVER™ booed when ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basilio Lander didn't get a good kick on the ball. ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Cornelio Sanson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡ from getting a goal against them. 70 minutes into the match, ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Fidel Sesuldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nico Furlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Fidel Sesuldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nico Furlan. DENVER™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fidel Sesuldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. DENVER™'s Yan Yu Nan was substituted for Valentine Tutorskiy. DENVER™'s Délio Campidelis was substituted for Washington Lira. The audience thought a goal was coming when Délio Campidelis got free with Cornelio Sanson in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Chiquinho Silveira hit a great ball. Cornelio Sanson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Délio Campidelis in the 84th minute. In the 91st match minute, DENVER™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the DENVER™ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡.