Official Cup

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jan Bykowski started the match with the kick off. Fausto da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Kladogennis, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Jerônimo da Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matouš Carda. The audience was convinced that Atacan Rahim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto da Rocha was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 16th minute, Fri Spel 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. After some careless play in the AFC - Curitiba defense, Atacan Rahim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fausto da Rocha. The AFC - Curitiba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fausto da Rocha should have stopped the shot. 22 minutes in the game Silvio Asier did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to August Wahlnäs. In the 23rd minute Jan Bykowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerônimo da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Atacan Rahim in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fausto da Rocha saved AFC - Curitiba from getting behind. Fausto da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atacan Rahim, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atacan Rahim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Bykowskis short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Jerônimo da Cunha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Atacan Rahim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fausto da Rocha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Atacan Rahim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elite™- FC Galácticos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Fausto da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fri Spel in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Atacan Rahim was the one to do the kick off. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Nikos Kladogennis got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute Atacan Rahim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto da Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fausto da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atacan Rahim in the 66th minute of the match. Atacan Rahim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Fausto da Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elite™- FC Galácticos made a substitution. Gino Monteiro replaced Atacan Rahim. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Fabian Zabrzeski was substituted for Nikos Kladogennis. In the 75thth minute of the game Rômulo Negri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elite™- FC Galácticos's Jerônimo da Cunha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zachary Kosmatka got free with Fausto da Rocha in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha got control of the ball when Zachary Kosmatka tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fausto da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fri Spel, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Zachary Kosmatka came free, but Fausto da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. After having played for 83 minutes, Gino Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elite™- FC Galácticos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gino Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zachary Kosmatka got free with Fausto da Rocha in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 88 minutes into the game, Zachary Kosmatka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Fausto da Rocha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Kosmatka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AFC - Curitiba getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Lucjan Setara hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in AFC - Curitiba's zone, Maël Zapata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto da Rocha came out of the goal and Maël Zapata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Kosmatka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Kosmatka in the 95th minute of play. Silvio Asier took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jerônimo da Cunha. Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The AFC - Curitiba fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Elite™- FC Galácticos were clearly better and deserved to take the win.