Official Cup

Arena Piratini
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Olavo Tavares started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 7 minutes of play, Texugo Futebol Clube's Haroldo de Alcântara made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mo Chen Yang was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adhemar Veloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Mo Chen Yang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the game, Grêmio Santo André's Santiago Oliverio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vitinho Gonçalves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Vitinho Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wellington Vaz in the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Grêmio Santo André's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo de Alcântara came free, but Mo Chen Yang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Jaime Cabral made a precise shot to the right of Vitinho Gonçalves. Texugo Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Vitinho Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Oliverio in the 40th minute of the match. Durval Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mo Chen Yang having to interfere. Mo Chen Yang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavo Tavares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldo Pernambucano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Jaime Cabral made the kick off in the second half. Vitinho Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wellington Vaz in the 52nd minute of the match. Osvaldo Pernambucano struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Vitinho Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grêmio Santo André. If Osvaldo Pernambucano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Texugo Futebol Clube's Vitinho Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernie Strauss in the 59th minute of play. Mo Chen Yang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Tavares in the 60th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Texugo Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Pernambucano came free, but Vitinho Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitinho Gonçalves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wellington Vaz's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Cabral in the 66th minute of play forced Texugo Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Vitinho Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olavo Tavares hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Haroldo de Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mo Chen Yang was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haroldo de Alcântara got free with Mo Chen Yang in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vitinho Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wellington Vaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 95th minute of the match Luiz Fernando Marinho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vitinho Gonçalves skillfully saved the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Texugo Futebol Clube players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Grêmio Santo André.