Official Cup

Estadio 7EVEN
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) André Roriz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gao Yong Zhen in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of PicksBattle.com booed when Garanhão do SUL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aloísio Garcez didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ivan Solo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 8th minute Ivan Solo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignatius Casasola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ignatius Casasola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Flor in the 10th minute of play. Ignatius Casasola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 温冰悦, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After 12 minutes Garanhão do SUL's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stelian Mestecăneanu who took care of the corner kick. The corner led PicksBattle.com's Stelian Mestecăneanu to fire away a dangerous shot which Ignatius Casasola despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that André Roriz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Ferran was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Ignatius Casasola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 温冰悦, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Akis Kefallinos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but David Ferran made a huge save. In the 33rd minute, Roger Flor made a precise shot to the right of Ignatius Casasola. Garanhão do SUL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 36th minute, Garanhão do SUL's Edgar Costa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind David Ferran. David Ferran yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. When André Roriz came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Garanhão do SUL fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that André Roriz couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gao Yong Zhen in the 44th minute of play forced Garanhão do SUL's goalkeeper Ignatius Casasola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Laércio Rebocho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roger Flor to strike the kick off in the second half. David Ferran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torcato Rebocho, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute of the match Garanhão do SUL got a corner. PicksBattle.com's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassiano Telinhos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Garanhão do SUL's Aloísio Garcez getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. David Ferran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Costa in the 59th minute of play. After 60 played minutes PicksBattle.com got a freekick which was hit by Martin Tudoran. Garanhão do SUL's Angel Edorta was substituted for Salvador Lousada. Garanhão do SUL's Amado Vigário was substituted for Torcato Rebocho. In the 61st match minute, PicksBattle.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Tudoran to maneuver through the defense. Garanhão do SUL's Albano Leizarraga got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ignatius Casasola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 温冰悦, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Ferran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albano Leizarraga in the 68th minute of play. Garanhão do SUL's defense didn't have a chance, in the 73rd minute, when Roger Flor scored to the left of an out of position Ignatius Casasola, making the score, 1-3. 温冰悦 hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Ignatius Casasola was a little too slow when Roger Flor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 1-4. Amado Vigário kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. PicksBattle.com played a much better game than Garanhão do SUL and deserved their victory. The Garanhão do SUL players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.