Official Cup

Arena Da Zimba
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nathaniel Burnett took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Nathaniel Burnett ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Tudor was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathaniel Burnett in the 9th minute of play forced FC ANC's goalkeeper Martin Tudor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sidney Motta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rogério da Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute Måns Kjellman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC ANC's Martin Tudor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathaniel Burnett in the 16th minute of play. Sidney Motta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artemio Quiroga, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Nathaniel Burnett had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Tudor. FC ANC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathaniel Burnett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Martin Tudor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rogério da Silva in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Greg Drysdale got a free kick in the 28th minute. Artemio Quiroga scored 2-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sidney Motta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Martin Tudor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathaniel Burnett in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Dino Petricca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sidney Motta. Imbituba - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dino Petricca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Martin Tudor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathaniel Burnett, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Martin Tudor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Burnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes in the game Costel Macavei did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Anıl Akdoruk. Sidney Motta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Artemio Quiroga made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Måns Kjellman in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sidney Motta saved Imbituba - FSCMZ from getting behind. 54 minutes into the match, Nathaniel Burnett had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Tudor. FC ANC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathaniel Burnett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Måns Kjellman in the 57th minute of play forced Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Sidney Motta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Tudor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathaniel Burnett in the 59th minute of play. Sidney Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Petricca in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Nathaniel Burnett sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Tudor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Nathaniel Burnett came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Imbituba - FSCMZ 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 Nathaniel Burnett couldn't finish the play. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Válbson Pimenta was substituted for Berenguer Anda. Imbituba - FSCMZ made a substitution. Ersan Ergüleç replaced Nathaniel Burnett. Martin Tudor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válbson Pimenta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Imbituba - FSCMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pedro Luís Fonseca in the 75th minute. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Ersan Ergüleç got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Imbituba - FSCMZ made a substitution. Ademar de Mendonça replaced Armandinho Loyola. Martin Tudor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério da Silva in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Dino Petricca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válbson Pimenta in the 84th minute of play forced FC ANC's goalkeeper Martin Tudor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Måns Kjellman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sidney Motta, 3-3. Martin Tudor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Måns Kjellman came free, but Sidney Motta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Imbituba - FSCMZ fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC ANC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.