Official Cup

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ricardo Narusēvičs made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Recife in the 3rd minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Eugênio Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Carlos Mendes managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Galo do Japi's Denílson Urbano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 5 minutes into the game, Tarcisio Leme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caxinha F. C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galo do Japi the free kick. 6 minutes into the match, Caxinha F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Narusēvičs came free, but Carlos Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maicon Carioca kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th play minute Ricardo Narusēvičs came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Carlos Mendes. 1-0. Alan Nunes kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Tiago Gabriel Lucas kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Caxinha F. C.'s Tarcisio Leme got a free kick in the 19th minute. A hard shot by Dudu Alagoano from long distance, 20 minutes into the match, got Carlos Mendes's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 27th match minute, Galo do Japi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Madureira to maneuver through the defense. Eugênio Dantas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Norberto Nóbrega went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Carlos Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Narusēvičs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Nóbrega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Eugênio Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luciano do Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Mendes having to interfere. After 44 played minutes Caxinha F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Recife. With a little luck, Caxinha F. C.'s Carlos Mendes got control of the ball when Denílson Urbano tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Narusēvičs in the 54th minute of play forced Caxinha F. C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Narusēvičs took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Mendes. Carlos Mendes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Dudu Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Eugênio Dantas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Recife in the 65th minute. Galo do Japi's Eugênio Dantas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Galo do Japi from getting a goal against them. Eugênio Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caxinha F. C.'s Carlos Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson Urbano in the 76th minute of play. Eugênio Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 87th minute, Ricardo Narusēvičs left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galo do Japi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Urbano in the 92nd minute of play forced Caxinha F. C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ricardo Narusēvičs came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Galo do Japi 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 Ricardo Narusēvičs couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the Galo do Japi players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.