Official Cup

El Shaday
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zé Roberto Nóbrega started the match with the kick off. Betão dos Santos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gernando Guerra firmly grabbed it by the left post. Luís Gustavo Cunha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cipriano Firmin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Lothar Beckenbauer made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Ronaldão Mineiro. Cipriano Firmin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Gustavo Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Lorenzo Osasun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 17thth minute of the game Luís Gustavo Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bola Quadrada FC's Cipriano Firmin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Gernando Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Nóbrega in the 18th minute of play. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Gernando Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Nóbrega in the 22nd minute of play. 28 minutes in the game Ni Guo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Róbson Mangueira. A sloppy throw-in by Ni Guo in the 29th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Lorenzo Osasun. In the 33rd minute, Luís Gustavo Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.F. Pindamonhangaba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Luís Gustavo Cunha took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cipriano Firmin. Cipriano Firmin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Cipriano Firmin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Gustavo Cunha went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 43 minutes into the match, A.F. Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Gernando Guerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tibo Huijsmans. Gernando Guerra made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Tibo Huijsmans sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lorenzo Osasun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bola Quadrada FC's Cipriano Firmin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Bola Quadrada FC from getting a goal against them. Bola Quadrada FC's Cipriano Firmin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Gustavo Cunha in the 54th minute of play. Zé Roberto Nóbrega charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Roberto Nóbrega the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 57 played minutes Bola Quadrada FC got a freekick which was hit by Zé Roberto Nóbrega. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manfredo Pinho during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Manfredo Pinho hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Lorenzo Osasun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lorenzo Osasun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lothar Beckenbauer got a throw-in 71 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Umberto Smailagic. Gernando Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otto Psota in the 74th minute of the match. With his leg Cipriano Firmin managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Manfredo Pinho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Ronaldão Mineiro quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ni Guo, made in the 79th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Luís Gustavo Cunha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cipriano Firmin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Luís Gustavo Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Bola Quadrada FC's Cipriano Firmin got control of the ball when Lorenzo Osasun tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to A.F. Pindamonhangaba getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ronaldão Mineiro hit a great ball. If Róbson Mangueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Bola Quadrada FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching A.F. Pindamonhangaba's performance. The match ended with a win for A.F. Pindamonhangaba.