Official Cup

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gabi Gol made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes, Zé Paulo Queirós mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UPTEXTIL.COM and the América-SC F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th minute, Zé Paulo Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cüneyt Berksoy in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestor Quirino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. América-SC F.C.'s Nestor Quirino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save América-SC F.C. from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cüneyt Berksoy got free with Nestor Quirino in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabi Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Quirino made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Paolo Ruisko sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the match, América-SC F.C.'s goalkeeper Nestor Quirino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cüneyt Berksoy. When América-SC F.C.'s Gabi Gol in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye UPTEXTIL.COM's goalie prevented a goal. 32 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's Cüneyt Berksoy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nestor Quirino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 34th minute of the match, Belchior Mamatov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nestor Quirino saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. América-SC F.C.'s Nestor Quirino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save América-SC F.C. from getting a goal against them. Nestor Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When UPTEXTIL.COM's Cüneyt Berksoy in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye América-SC F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 45th minute of play forced América-SC F.C.'s goalkeeper Nestor Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 played minutes América-SC F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo Pimenta. Paolo Ruisko received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nestor Quirino came out and tried to block the shot, but Paolo Ruisko slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Cüneyt Berksoy made the kick off in the second half. If Elder Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save UPTEXTIL.COM from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Ruisko in the 66th minute of play forced América-SC F.C.'s goalkeeper Nestor Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elder Domingues got free with Mateus Cruz in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. América-SC F.C.'s Edson Faria was substituted for Erasmo dos Santos. After 71 minutes UPTEXTIL.COM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edson Faria who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Abel Mattos heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabi Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. América-SC F.C.'s Nestor Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Ruisko in the 75th minute of play. Nestor Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belchior Mamatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. América-SC F.C.'s Nestor Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Ruisko in the 78th minute of play. If Cüneyt Berksoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. América-SC F.C. made a substitution. Guga Simão replaced Lucas Arce. 83 minutes into the game, UPTEXTIL.COM's Paolo Ruisko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nestor Quirino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 86th minute, Martin Ødegaard made a precise shot to the right of Nestor Quirino. América-SC F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Faria in the 89th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabi Gol got free with Mateus Cruz in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Ødegaard in the 96th minute of play forced América-SC F.C.'s goalkeeper Nestor Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. UPTEXTIL.COM had won after a very even match.