Official Cup

Premier Stadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Lino Correia made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Limoeiro-PE FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Betinho Leme hit a great ball. André Luís Amaral's late challenge caught a Limoeiro-PE FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. André Luís Amaral helped the player get up and apologised. André Luís Amaral hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Limoeiro-PE FC's Nicolas Cardoso got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Lino Correia 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. Cafu Nóbrega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Premier FC defense, Lino Correia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kaká Soares. The Premier FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kaká Soares should have stopped the shot. If Charles Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jailson Damião, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Premier FC's zone, Lino Correia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kaká Soares came out of the goal and Lino Correia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Limoeiro-PE FC's Nicolas Cardoso got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Limoeiro-PE FC's corner Eliseu Camargo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kaká Soares quite easily take care of the ball. Valdomiro Cearense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Ricardo Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdomiro Cearense to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Premier FC's Valdomiro Cearense made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Limoeiro-PE FC booed when Premier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Eduardo do Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Limoeiro-PE FC's Lino Correia got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 67 minutes into the match, Limoeiro-PE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Ceresso came free, but Ricardo Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Cearense in the 71st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdomiro Cearense in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Carneiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 77 minutes into the match, Limoeiro-PE FC's Nicolas Cardoso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kaká Soares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ricardo Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Cearense in the 82nd minute of play. Ricardo Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Cearense in the 86th minute of play. Charles Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute Jailson Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaká Soares having to interfere. If Valdomiro Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 95 minutes, Jailson Damião managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Premier FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jailson Damião was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.