Official Cup

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bin Shevchenko made the kick off which started today's match. Sobhy Paredes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bin Shevchenko went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 9 minutes E.C.Pelotas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nildo Dantas who took care of the corner kick. Blumenau Esporte Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nildo Dantas in the 14th minute. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Nildo Dantas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sobhy Paredes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Luiz Fábio Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, E.C.Pelotas's Wilhelm Rolfsson got a free kick in the 19th minute. Nando Vides made in the 23rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alfonso Leon however managed to control. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Edvaldo de Toledo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Franz Anlohse in the 30 minute of the game. Bin Shevchenko might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sobhy Paredes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bin Shevchenko ran back to his position shaking his head. 31 minutes into the match, E.C.Pelotas's goal looked a bit too open when Bin Shevchenko came free, but Sobhy Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel Ronaldo in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luiz Fábio Leite saved Blumenau Esporte Clube from getting behind. E.C.Pelotas were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Blumenau Esporte Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gerson Moraes took the corner. Bin Shevchenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Sobhy Paredes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Fábio Leite didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfonso Leon went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfonso Leon made a kick off. Alfonso Leon's late challenge caught a Blumenau Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfonso Leon helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, E.C.Pelotas's Alfonso Leon got a free kick in the 54th minute. Bin Shevchenko struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Sobhy Paredes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blumenau Esporte Clube. During the 67th minute of the match İlkan Lefter completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave İlkan Lefter a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. İlkan Lefter hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blumenau Esporte Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gerson Moraes was slow to take the kick. During this time E.C.Pelotas's players had a chance to rest. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Marinho in the 72nd minute of play. Luiz Fábio Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Marinho in the 72nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in E.C.Pelotas's zone, Edvaldo de Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sobhy Paredes came out of the goal and Edvaldo de Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilhelm Rolfsson got free with Luiz Fábio Leite in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sobhy Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvaldo de Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Bin Shevchenko scored 3-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sobhy Paredes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Blumenau Esporte Clube fans cheered their team off the field, for while E.C.Pelotas had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.