Official Cup

Morumbi
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) S.C.PAULISTA's Douglas Meriti started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Vladimir Fonseca put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gerrit Cronen. With a little luck, Pura Arte F.C's Rodrigo Vidal got control of the ball when Leonidas Orange tried to sneak it across the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, S.C.PAULISTA's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Fonseca came free, but Gerrit Cronen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.C.PAULISTA's Jorge Neto shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 15th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Rodrigo Vidal but with some difficulty. A collision led to S.C.PAULISTA getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Douglas Meriti hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, Falcão Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pura Arte F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.C.PAULISTA the free kick. In the 20th minute, Falcão Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in S.C.PAULISTA's zone, Vladimir Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerrit Cronen came out of the goal and Vladimir Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerrit Cronen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Fonseca in the 34th minute of play forced S.C.PAULISTA's goalkeeper Gerrit Cronen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Falcão Mendonça in the 36th minute of play forced S.C.PAULISTA's goalkeeper Gerrit Cronen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the game, Pura Arte F.C's Vladimir Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerrit Cronen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3.

S.C.PAULISTA's Jorge Neto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kaká Botelho, made in the 58th minute of the game. Leonidas Orange fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Vidal having to interfere. Pura Arte F.C's Vladimir Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Meriti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Meriti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Douglas Meriti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Pura Arte F.C's Vladimir Fonseca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gerrit Cronen narrowly saved just below the crossbar.