Official Cup

Covil do Dragão
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Célio Mangueira started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Célio Mangueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cacá Meira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lino Freitas kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. José Maria Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Hélio Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Red Dragon FC - DMZ's Cacá Meira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Célio Mangueira in the 15th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Gugu Marinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Red Dragon FC - DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Joinville Esporte Clube the free kick. Gugu Marinho kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Cacá Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Catarinense in the 23rd minute of the match. Vito de Carvalho hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. When Ernesto Dionísio fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Red Dragon FC - DMZ's protests and gave Ernesto Dionísio a yellow card for diving instead. Ernesto Dionísio hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Célio Mangueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Joinville Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Célio Mangueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cacá Meira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cacá Meira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Célio Mangueira in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to Joinville Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. André Luiz Esteves hit a great ball. A collision led to Joinville Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Donato Catarinense hit a great ball. Hélio Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Joinville Esporte Clube's Luís Fernando Pena got a free kick in the 41st minute. Hélio Furtado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Maria Teixeira went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Maria Teixeira was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Célio Mangueira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cacá Meira. The goal made the score 2-1. After a rather tough play, Red Dragon FC - DMZ's Rubens Cearense got a free kick in the 56th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Bebeto Leal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joinville Esporte Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Dragon FC - DMZ the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Joinville Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bebeto Leal to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Joinville Esporte Clube's Luís Fernando Pena got a free kick in the 64th minute. Hélio Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Lino Freitas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Dragon FC - DMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Cacá Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bebeto Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Hélio Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hélio Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Teixeira in the 96th minute of play. Red Dragon FC - DMZ'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.