Official Cup

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, 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. Xande Cabezudo started the match with the kick off. Romeu da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Xande Cabezudo sent off a good shot on target. With 13 minutes on the clock, Abelardo Brodel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Jereba 4EVER fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! Jereba 4EVER:s Romeu da Cunha showed great skill when he stopped Rodrigo Firmino:s penalty. 14 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Firmino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Romeu da Cunha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Castro came free, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th match minute, Reko-Recko 03™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robinho Falcão to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Xande Cabezudo came free, but Romeu da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gal Van was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 22 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Gal Van hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute Zé Paulo Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruy Mello kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Paulo Castro in the 29th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Duda Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Jereba 4EVER getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Dudu Pimenta hit a great ball. Jereba 4EVER's Romeu da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camilo Fresnedo in the 40th minute of play. A collision led to Reko-Recko 03™ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Xande Cabezudo hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zé Paulo Castro to make the kick off. If Zé Paulo Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duda Veloso in the 56th minute of the match. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duda Veloso in the 56th minute of the match. Carlos Eduardo Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Eduardo Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duda Veloso in the 62nd minute of play. If Zé Paulo Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Zé Paulo Castro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Carlos Eduardo Donatello. The goal made the score 1-1. Erivaldo Esteves hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Paulo Castro. After 81 minutes Reko-Recko 03™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zé Paulo Castro who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Jereba 4EVER's corner José Maria Arce fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Carlos Eduardo Donatello quite easily take care of the ball. After 87 played minutes Jereba 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Castro. The supporters of Jereba 4EVER booed when Reko-Recko 03™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruy Mello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Eduardo Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duda Veloso in the 96th minute of play.