Official Cup

LRCA Arena
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vitinho Vides kicked off to start the match. Virgílio Carioca hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Giovanni Cearense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurice Tisserand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the LRCA Office Club defense, Freddy LondeLalonde kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovanni Cearense. The LRCA Office Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovanni Cearense should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurice Tisserand in the 15th minute of play forced LRCA Office Club's goalkeeper Giovanni Cearense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Vitinho Vides managed to get in a good position for a shot. LRCA Office Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Vitinho Vides was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudolph Helbling breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of 1. FC Union Weberei booed when LRCA Office Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juninho Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giovanni Cearense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy LondeLalonde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Juninho França reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rudolph Helbling. The goal made the score 1-2. Giovanni Cearense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franz Kolb, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Maurice Tisserand managed to get in a good position for a shot. 1. FC Union Weberei's supporters rose to their feet, but Maurice Tisserand was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giovanni Cearense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 1. FC Union Weberei's Rudolph Helbling proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save 1. FC Union Weberei from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vitinho Vides got free with Rudolph Helbling in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 48 minutes of play, 1. FC Union Weberei's Freddy LondeLalonde made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giovanni Cearense was left in no man's land by his defense there! The LRCA Office Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 1. FC Union Weberei were winning 1-3.

The wind increased when Maurice Tisserand made the kick off in the second half. Giovanni Cearense made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Franz Kolb sent off a good shot on target. After 60 played minutes 1. FC Union Weberei got a freekick which was hit by Jason Joho. 1. FC Union Weberei's Rudolph Helbling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitinho Vides in the 61st minute of play. In the 67th minute, Vitinho Vides left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LRCA Office Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. In the 75th minute, Jason Joho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rudolph Helbling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho Vides in the 78th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vitinho Vides in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudolph Helbling prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rudolph Helbling didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vitinho Vides went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. If Maurice Tisserand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franz Kolb struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Giovanni Cearense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 1. FC Union Weberei. After 97 played minutes LRCA Office Club got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fábio Mandrak. Giovanni Cearense came out of the goal in the 99th minute to try and stop a shot by 1. FC Union Weberei's Franz Kolb. But to his dismay, Franz Kolb quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. The LRCA Office Club fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. 1. FC Union Weberei were clearly better and deserved to take the win.