Official Cup

Monumental do Bonfim
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hortêncio Rosa made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Catugi FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Erik Sanches hit a great ball. Chicão Rossi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Reko Nybacka. Catugi FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Amerigo Muzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Pimenta during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Catugi FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Miguel Pimenta hit a great ball. Reko Nybacka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Battal Gazi Bey in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reko Nybacka saved Catugi FC from getting behind. Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Gazi Bey in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Hortêncio Rosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reko Nybacka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to S O B E R A N O CIMZ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Christiano Amaral hit a great ball. Reko Nybacka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio Rosa came free, but Reko Nybacka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reko Nybacka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amerigo Muzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Soares in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute Battal Gazi Bey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reko Nybacka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hortêncio Rosa in the 30th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Battal Gazi Bey in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reko Nybacka saved Catugi FC from getting behind. Reko Nybacka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Battal Gazi Bey, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Amerigo Muzi made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Walmir Pombal sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir Pombal in the 42nd minute of play forced S O B E R A N O CIMZ's goalkeeper Amerigo Muzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Amerigo Muzi got control of the ball when Walmir Pombal tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Catugi FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Edson Couto hit a great ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Chicão Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chicão Rossi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Alberto Soares to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Battal Gazi Bey. Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Amaral in the 56th minute of play. Edson Couto hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Jailson Barral was substituted for Battal Gazi Bey. Hortêncio Rosa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Reko Nybacka firmly grabbed it by the left post. Amerigo Muzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Pombal in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alberto Soares came free, but Amerigo Muzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reko Nybacka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jailson Barral went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Reko Nybacka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jailson Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Reko Nybacka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Rodrigues in the 71st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Jailson Barral kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Reko Nybacka. That made the score 0-3 in the 74 minute of play. Reko Nybacka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hortêncio Rosa in the 80th minute. If Jailson Barral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reko Nybacka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jailson Barral in the 86th minute of the match. Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Amaral in the 88th minute of play. Jailson Barral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Reko Nybacka made a huge save. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Reko Nybacka successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Reko Nybacka was a little too slow when Jailson Barral got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 0-4.