Official Cup

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas 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. 6 minutes into the game, Vinicio Junior cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Paul Christini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. David Seaman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heleno de Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Raphael Cunha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 30th minute, Ernesto Fontes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Seaman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 33 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Vinicio Junior came free, but Paul Christini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Jenipapo SC's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno de Freitas came free, but David Seaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ernesto Fontes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but David Seaman firmly grabbed it by the left post. David Seaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heleno de Freitas in the 42nd minute of play. Paul Christini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aníbal Alagoano in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Alagoano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tao Xing Yong hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Ricardinho Pena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Christini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vinicio Junior sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edson Futebol Clube made a substitution. Tuncay Şanlı replaced Dumitru Albulescu. David Seaman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heleno de Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Seaman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, Jenipapo SC's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Fontes came free, but David Seaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raphael Cunha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paul Christini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aníbal Alagoano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul Christini was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After 76 minutes, Aníbal Alagoano made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Edson Futebol Clube's Paul Christini tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Jenipapo SC fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Jenipapo SC's Vinicio Junior looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Karkantos in the 86th minute of play forced Jenipapo SC's goalkeeper David Seaman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Seaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Hulk in the 88th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Heleno de Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Seaman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.