Official Cup

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erik Baptista kicked off to start the match. Bruno Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Rezende in the 2nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matías Abreu in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Branco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luiz Gustavo Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flávio Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Branco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Rezende's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Luiz Gustavo Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Branco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diogo Nóbrega's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Luiz Gustavo Negri made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Flávio Meireles sent off a good shot on target. 27 minutes into the game, Luciano Vasconcelos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Bruno Branco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. César de Lima might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Branco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. César de Lima ran back to his position shaking his head. After 33 minutes of play, Ique Football Club's Diogo Nóbrega made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Branco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luciano Vasconcelos hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Emerson Proença charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emerson Proença the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Emerson Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Jonas Rezende's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Branco was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. 0-4 became the score in the 44th minute when Diogo Nóbrega elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Nóbrega in the 47th minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Bruno Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Diogo Nóbrega made a kick off. When Jonas Rezende came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Ique Football Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonas Rezende couldn't finish the play. With his leg Bruno Branco managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Ique Football Club's Diogo Nóbrega fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Diogo Nóbrega in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bruno Branco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Bruno Branco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Blumenau Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. Délio Gerber charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Délio Gerber the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 69 played minutes Blumenau Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Délio Gerber. A hard shot by Duarte Arósio from long distance, 70 minutes into the match, got Bruno Branco's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Diogo Nóbrega's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bruno Branco firmly grabbed it by the left post. 76 minutes into the game, Ique Football Club's Diogo Nóbrega nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Branco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Bruno Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Nóbrega in the 84th minute of the match. Ique Football Club's Luiz Gustavo Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Baptista in the 87th minute of play. Diogo Nóbrega had several of the Blumenau Esporte Clube's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 89 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-7 score and a disappointed Bruno Branco as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 93rd match minute, Ique Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naldo Brito to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ique Football Club walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.