Official Cup

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 495 (Terracing: 372, Seating: 114, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ángel Romero took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wesley Pinheiro hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Cléber Palmeira kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, José Augusto Novaes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matheus Donelli. MAZER SAF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Augusto Novaes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Emerson Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ángel Romero in the 18th minute of play. Emerson Leão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ángel Romero's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The audience was convinced that Ángel Romero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emerson Leão was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Gernando Vianna got a free kick in the 23rd minute. When Dé Favoretto came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the ITAFUT 4EVER 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 Dé Favoretto couldn't finish the play. Matheus Donelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Mineiro in the 27th minute of play. Emerson Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ángel Romero in the 30th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Mineiro came free, but Matheus Donelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, MAZER SAF's Gernando Vianna seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gernando Vianna the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of MAZER SAF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gernando Vianna had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Pedro Luiz Perez walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Augusto Novaes was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Augusto Novaes in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matheus Donelli saved MAZER SAF from getting behind. Matheus Donelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Augusto Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, ITAFUT 4EVER's Renatinho Urbano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Renatinho Urbano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ITAFUT 4EVER protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Renatinho Urbano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in ITAFUT 4EVER fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Ángel Romero placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 59th minute José Augusto Novaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matheus Donelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emerson Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho Cunha in the 61st minute of play. ITAFUT 4EVER's Emerson Leão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save ITAFUT 4EVER from getting a goal against them. Bernardinho Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Emerson Leão made a huge save. Emerson Leão was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ángel Romero showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 71 minute of play. MAZER SAF's Manfredo de Azevedo was substituted for Paulo Renato Gonçalves. MAZER SAF made a substitution. André Luís Vargas replaced Afonsinho Medeiros. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Wiliam Cardozo replaced Sebastião Diniz. In the 75th minute, Pedro Luiz Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ITAFUT 4EVER's Edgar Baiano was substituted for Beto Aparecido. In the 76th minute, Pedro Luiz Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emerson Leão made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Bernardinho Cunha sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Cléber Palmeira hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Pedro Luiz Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto Viana didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cafu Alagoano during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cafu Alagoano hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Matheus Donelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Estevez Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Bernardinho Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Wiliam Cardozo hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The score was 1-1 after 90 minutes, which forced the match into extra-time.

After the break the players went out on the field to play the first half of overtime with revived energy in their legs. MAZER SAF's Ángel Romero started the play with the initial kick off. In the 100th match minute, MAZER SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Ramalho to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Wesley Pinheiro got a free kick in the 102nd minute. The ITAFUT 4EVER players wondered just what they needed to do win this one. 105 minutes had now been played and the teams were still tied. Penalties were starting to look likely.

When it was time for second half in the overtime, the players were a bit slow, but they soon became more alert when it was time for José Augusto Novaes to make the kick off. Emerson Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardinho Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 119th minute. Pedro Luiz Perez hit a great freekick 120 minutes into the match. Edgar Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 122nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Erasmo Mesquita got a free kick in the 125th minute. 126 minutes into the match, José Augusto Novaes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matheus Donelli. MAZER SAF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Augusto Novaes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ITAFUT 4EVER had won after a very even match.