Official Cup

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Santana in the 3rd minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Renato Saraiva during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Paulo Renato Saraiva got a free kick in the 4th minute. Daniel Alves made in the 10th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Erli Haaland however managed to control. Carlos Santana's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alisson Becker firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 14th minute Galo do Japi were awarded a corner. Cafu Ringaa went to the cornerflag to take it. Edvaldo Motta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Alisson Becker made a huge save. Alisson Becker made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Edvaldo Motta sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edvaldo Motta during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 27 played minutes Galo do Japi got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Motta. Erli Haaland took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ronaldo Giovanelli. Galo do Japi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erli Haaland in the 30th minute of play. Carlos Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Santana got free with Alisson Becker in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th minute Koulis Kouloucheris 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. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 40th minute of the match. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Santana got free with Alisson Becker in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erli Haaland was the one to do the kick off. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koulis Kouloucheris in the 52nd minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Carlos Santana notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Kerkyra FC's Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alisson Becker came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana. But to his dismay, Carlos Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Kerkyra FC's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvaldo Motta in the 70th minute of play. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Santana in the 74th minute of the match. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Galo do Japi from getting a goal against them. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Alisson Becker came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana. But to his dismay, Carlos Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Kerkyra FC's attentive Thanos Papagiannopoulos managed to snatch the ball when Belmiro Caca-Rato made a throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Santana in the 90th minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 91st minute of the match. Galo do Japi's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.