Official Cup

El Corralon
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 107, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristiano Senna started the match with the kick off. Téo Cruz's late challenge caught a corralon AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Téo Cruz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute Enio Mangueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the corralon AFC defense, Enio Mangueira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Radu Proca. The corralon AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Radu Proca should have stopped the shot. Radu Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enio Mangueira in the 11th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Cristiano Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jardim América FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Senna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radu Proca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Cristiano Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Rufo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luan Ramos came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomas Rufo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, corralon AFC's Einar Sävström got a free kick in the 24th minute. When Aníbal Abraão fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jardim América FC's protests and gave Aníbal Abraão a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of corralon AFC booed when Jardim América FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute, Einar Sävström made a precise shot to the right of Luan Ramos. Jardim América FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in corralon AFC's zone, Enio Mangueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radu Proca came out of the goal and Enio Mangueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Cristiano Senna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radu Proca was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Luan Ramos had great luck who in the 39thth minute grab hold of the ball when Einar Sävström from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Peng Peng made in the 43rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Hugo Ganix immediately put the ball in play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

After a defensive mix-up in Jardim América FC's zone, Tomas Rufo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luan Ramos came out of the goal and Tomas Rufo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luan Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Rufo, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Einar Sävström might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luan Ramos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Einar Sävström ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 69th minute Hugo Ganix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radu Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Senna in the 71st minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Jardim América FC got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Gonçalves. A collision led to corralon AFC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Anier Errapel hit a great ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Wágner Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jardim América FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wágner Urbano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute, Marcel Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Einar Sävström notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Jardim América FC's Luan Ramos. Luan Ramos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 91 minutes into the match, Tomas Rufo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luan Ramos. Jardim América FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Rufo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in Jardim América FC's zone, Hugo Ganix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luan Ramos came out of the goal and Hugo Ganix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. corralon AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.