Official Cup

Teixeirão
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victorino Gonzalez started the match with the kick off. Maicon Arruda came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Yu Kun could save by the left post. 10 minutes into the game, Yusuf Yazıcı cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gildo Furtado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute Maximino Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gildo Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maicon Arruda got free with Yu Kun in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gildo Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Romero in the 19th minute of play. If Maicon Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maicon Arruda got free with Yu Kun in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Victorino Gonzalez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gildo Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Gonzalez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maicon Arruda was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Tio Cosme FC's Victorino Gonzalez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gildo Furtado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Victorino Gonzalez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gildo Furtado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Yuri Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Lopez in the 62nd minute of play forced Tio Cosme FC's goalkeeper Yu Kun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gildo Furtado made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Maximino Romero sent off a good shot on target. Victorino Gonzalez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Furtado having to interfere. Tio Cosme FC made a substitution. Abelardo Asur replaced Victorino Gonzalez. The supporters of Tio Cosme FC booed when America FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuri Lopez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gildo Furtado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximino Romero in the 79th minute. Gildo Furtado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maximino Romero showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 79 minute of play. Yu Kun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maicon Arruda's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the match, America FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yusuf Yazıcı came free, but Gildo Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Arruda in the 91st minute of play forced Tio Cosme FC's goalkeeper Yu Kun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Asur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Gildo Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Abelardo Asur fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gildo Furtado, passed just outside the right post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Tio Cosme FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.